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Somali parliament elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president

Bernama
Bernama
16/05/2022
05:46 MYT
Somali parliament elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, right, marks his election win with incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, left, at the Halane military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, May 15, 2022. - AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsame
MOGADISHU: Somali lawmakers from both houses of parliament who gathered in a hangar inside heavily fortified Mogadishu International Airport elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president Sunday, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo.
Mohamud, who was Mohamed's immediate predecessor as president, won 214 out of 327 votes, reported Anadolu Agency.
The incumbent president received 110 votes, while three votes disqualified, according to Somali parliament speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe, who announced the election results.
The election has been very tense and saw three rounds and 36 candidates contesting.
Mohamud was sworn in minutes after the results were announced and thanked his predecessor for transferring power to him peacefully.
-- BERNAMA
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