A party whip could override parliamentary voting secrecy through open votes.

Evidence

Osman’s strategy was to put pressure on parliament, and Hussen reluctantly agreed to request a vote of confidence. Once the president and prime minister were in agreement, responsibility shifted to the SYL. At an urgent SYL central committee meeting the decision was made that all SYL MPs who were in Mogadishu would take part in the vote of confidence, which would be open rather than secret. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 894

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to parliamentary discipline dynamics of the SYL party and its dominance of Somali politics across these chapters.