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Somali Labour Party | |
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Chairperson | Ali Mohamed Apollo |
Founder | Ali Mohamed Apollo |
Founded | 7 October 2011 |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Canada Mogadishu, Somalia |
Ideology | Social democracy Labourism |
Political position | Centre-left |
Colors | Red, Blue |
Party flag | |
Website | |
http://www.somalilabourparty.org/ https://www.slpgov.com | |
Somali Labour Party (Somali : Xisbiga Shaqaalaha Somaliyeed) is a Somali political party. Founded on 7 October 2011 in Toronto, Canada. On 11 August 2018, it was temporarily registered in the Mogadishu. The party's main headquarters are located in Hamar Weyne District.
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