Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the Somali presidential election, which parliament held on Sunday evening, accompanied by the African Union peacekeeping force.
The Somali Presidential Election Commission indicated that the former President of Somalia received 214 votes, compared to Muhammad Abdullah Mohamed Farmajo’s 110 votes.
Parliament reduced the number of candidates from 36 in the first round to four in the second round of voting. They are Puntland President Syed Abdullah Deny, outgoing President Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed Farmajo, former President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud and former Prime Minister Hassan Ali. Hairy.
