Isaaq loss of faith in their elected representatives fueled northern discontent

Evidence

Most profoundly perhaps this stemmed from a conjunction of northern pride and political isolation: the basic difficulty being that the Isaq, who made up the majority of the region’s population, no longer supported their elected members in the government. Moreover, although there was talk of having the National Assembly meet periodically at Hargeisa, nothing came of this, and the sense of northern remoteness continued much as before. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 443

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names the Isaq clan as the northern majority whose disaffection drives the political crisis.
• XREF: connects to: Northern Somalis quickly grew disillusioned with union as Mogadishu dominated — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 436; The Somali parliament lost legitimacy as deputies traded votes for personal gain — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 507; Somali nationalism burned out and clan divisions violently reasserted themselves — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 4

Related

• Northern Somalis quickly grew disillusioned with union as Mogadishu dominated (similarity 0.83)
• Union with Somalia reshuffled the northern clan political hierarchy (similarity 0.81)
• Southern floods and salary raises deepened northern alienation from Mogadishu (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Northern Somalis quickly grew disillusioned with union as Mogadishu dominated #corroborates (0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 436
• The Somali parliament lost legitimacy as deputies traded votes for personal gain #corroborates (0.55) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 507
• Somali nationalism burned out and clan divisions violently reasserted themselves #expands (0.50) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 4