2012 Somali presidential election

2012 Somali presidential election

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Nominee Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Party PDP ARS Electoral vote 190 79 Percentage 70.63% 29.37%

President before election Mohamed Osman Jawari (Acting) Independent Elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud PDP

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Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 10 September 2012. The newly appointed Federal Parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the first president of Somalia since the dissolution of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The election had previously been scheduled for 20 August, the same day that the mandate of the TFG expired, but was rescheduled for a later date.