This report presents the outcome of the Post-Election Study on Puntland Early Local Government Elections (LGE) held on 25 October 2021 at three Puntland districts, namely; Eyl, Gardho and Uffeyn. The Embassy of Switzerland funded this research to support the on-going democratization process in Puntland. The report examines and portrays a critical analysis on the performance of as well as the outcome of Puntland LGE. The research was conducted with the intent of learning practical lessons prior to holding across-the-board elections in Puntland. Specifically, the objective of the early election was to determine the technical capacity of the Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) and the extent of preparedness of the Puntland State to hold full-fledged public elections to establish a democratic system of governance. The research had duration of 2 months. Following the desk study, the field work was carried out between 26 October and 17 November, 2021 at the electoral districts.
