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| Africa Horn |
| Former MP elected as new Galmudug president |
| 2017-05-04 |
| [SHABELLENEWS] The former Lawmaker of Somalia has been elected as the new president of the semi-autonomous State of Galmudug ...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth... on Wednesday during an election held in Adado town. Haaf won 53 votes, beating his main rival contender, Ahmed Sharif Ali Hilowle got 35 votes while the remaining vote was announced spoiled during the second round of the voting. The speaker of the Parliament has confirmed that Haaf was the winner of the election. In his victory speech, the newly elect president promised to tackle the insecurity in the region and foster relations with the neighbouring regional administrations. Mr Haaf who is also a famous businessman now becomes the second president of Galmudug since 2014 when the regional administration was declared in Adado city in central Somalia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Haaf won 53 votes, beating his main rival contender, Ahmed Sharif Ali Hilowle got 35 votes while the remaining vote was announced spoiled during the second round of the voting. Almost reads like a story about voting for a Vermont town selectman. The accompanying 'Daily Fatwa' and the 'weather report for qat-growers and smugglers' kinda gives it away, though. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-05-04 09:14 |