Somalia’s new president elected by 327 people
May 16, 2022
Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs.
He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017.
The result marks a comeback for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who served as Somalia’s president between 2012 and 2017 before he was defeated by Mr Farmajo.
