Vote counting underway in Somaliland after peaceful election

People queue to cast their votes during the 2024 Somaliland presidential election at a polling station in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Nov. 13, 2024. Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, center, gets his biometrics registered before casting his vote inside a polling station during the presidential election in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Nov. 13, 2024. Presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, center, casts his vote inside a polling station during the presidential election in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Nov. 13, 2024.

Polls have closed across Somaliland after presidential elections, and it appears Wednesday's voting across the breakaway region has gone smoothly.