Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president.
He defeated the incumbent president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo. Farmajo has been in office since 2017.
Mr Mohamud received 214 votes, defeating Mr Farmajo who won 110 votes out of 328 MPs who cast their votes.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will serve as Somalia’s president for four years, returning to the role he held between 2012 and 2017 before he was defeated by Mr Farmajo.
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