General elections had been scheduled to be held on 27 March 2017 to elect both the President and House of Representatives,[4] but were postponed by six months due to the drought condition in the region.[5] The elections to elect the President and Vice President were eventually held separately on 13 November.[6] Incumbent President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye) did not run for a second term.