On May 15, Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud was elected the President of Somalia in the third round of voting. He had led the country from 2012 to 2017.
Parliament officials counted more than 165 votes out of 329 in favor of ex-president Mohamoud. Five years after leaving the office, he returns to being the head of state.
Never before has a president served a second term in Somalia. The election itself is based on the dynamics of complex alliances. Several analysts had predicted that given the crisis is shaking the country, Somali parliamentarians would rather choose a known figure and not a new face.
In recent months, Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud has been very present on the political scene and has played a key role in opposition to the ex-president. Among his flagship campaign promises is restoring relations between the Somali federal government and member states. Under Farmajo, these relations were often very conflictual - to the point of hampering the running of the country and even of the presidential election.
Hassan Cheickh Mohamoud's term was marked by some advances in security against the terrorist group, Al-Shabab. However, relaunching this fight is one of the new president's significant challenges. In this context, mortar fire was heard on Sunday afternoon near Mogadishu airport, where the vote was taking place.
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