Polls have closed across Somaliland after presidential elections, and it appears Wednesday’s voting across the breakaway region has gone smoothly.

The Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) said polls closed across the region at 6 p.m. local time. More t

In the evening, vote counting was underway, according to the electoral agency.

“It will start from polling centers level, then passes to district, and the regional before we announce the result,” said NEC Chairman Muse Hassan Yusuf. “We have successfully solved minor technical issues reported in some polling stations,” he said.

He said the NEC would announce the result of the election by November 21.