Somali ballots were annulled at Lugh Ferrandi for irregularities including a candidate murder.

Evidence

Despite the undisputed success of the SYL, results were annulled at Lugh Ferrandi because of voting irregularities. HDMS’s candidate was murdered before the election, and the results seemed doctored. Kismayo was another place where some irregularities had occurred, although one candidate, named Shaacir, who was from the local community, won despite the odds against him. Nearly all the leaders of the governing party were thrilled with these results, but the SYL’s president would have preferred a narrower margin of victory and a stronger opposition. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 379

Categorization

• QUESTION: The 1959 election was partially rigged yet Osman still preferred a smaller margin — worth tracing how he reconciled electoral integrity with party dominance.