Peace and Development Party
Political party in Somalia
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The Peace and Development Party (PDP, Somali: Xisbiga Nabadda Iyo Horumarka) is a political party in Somalia. It was established in April 2011 by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of Somalia from 2012 to 2017.[1] PDP members unanimously elected him as the party's Chairman in April 2011, with a mandate to serve as leader for the next three years.[2] However, Mahmoud resigned from the party on 22 December 2016, launching the similarly named Union for Peace and Development Party.[3] The party's leadership also has ties with Al-Islah, Somalia's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.[4]
Peace and Development Party Xisbiga Nabadda Iyo Horumarka | |
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| Founder | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | 4 October 2018 |
| Succeeded by | Union for Peace and Development Party |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu |
| Ideology | Islamism Islamic democracy Social conservatism Economic liberalism |
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The party claims conservative and Islamist views.[3]
In October 2019, the PDP joined the Forum for National Parties, an alliance of Somali political parties which have agreed to work together to resolve Somalia's political and security issues.[citation needed]
