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| Punch-up in Somaliland parliament | Punch-up in Somaliland parliament |
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| Somaliland politicians began punching each other in parliament after officials announced a motion to impeach the president could be debated. | Somaliland politicians began punching each other in parliament after officials announced a motion to impeach the president could be debated. |
| A BBC reporter in parliament says some MPs began muttering, then shouting and it quickly descended into a fist-fight as the politicians exchanged punches. | A BBC reporter in parliament says some MPs began muttering, then shouting and it quickly descended into a fist-fight as the politicians exchanged punches. |
| Eyewitnesses said one MP drew a gun, but no shots were fired. | Eyewitnesses said one MP drew a gun, but no shots were fired. |
| Analysts say relations between the political parties have been acrimonious since the delay of presidential polls. | Analysts say relations between the political parties have been acrimonious since the delay of presidential polls. |
| Opposition provoked | Opposition provoked |
| The BBC's Ahmed Said Egeh in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, says police had to enter the chamber on Tuesday morning to restore order. | The BBC's Ahmed Said Egeh in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, says police had to enter the chamber on Tuesday morning to restore order. |
| The election was supposed to be held on 27 September but it was postponed because of a new voters' registration list - the first one to be compiled since Somaliland was formed in 1991. | The election was supposed to be held on 27 September but it was postponed because of a new voters' registration list - the first one to be compiled since Somaliland was formed in 1991. |
| There were complaints about irregularities in its composition, so the vote was delayed by the electoral authorities. | There were complaints about irregularities in its composition, so the vote was delayed by the electoral authorities. |
| However, Somaliland's two opposition parties are adamant that the election should go ahead using the list. | However, Somaliland's two opposition parties are adamant that the election should go ahead using the list. |
| President Dahir Riyale Kahin's government has suggested the vote go ahead at a later date without a voters' registration list - which has provoked the opposition to start impeachment proceedings. | President Dahir Riyale Kahin's government has suggested the vote go ahead at a later date without a voters' registration list - which has provoked the opposition to start impeachment proceedings. |
| Somaliland, which is not recognised internationally, has formed its own hybrid system of governance consisting of a lower house of elected representatives, and an upper house which incorporated the elders of tribal clans. | Somaliland, which is not recognised internationally, has formed its own hybrid system of governance consisting of a lower house of elected representatives, and an upper house which incorporated the elders of tribal clans. |