2017 Somali presidential election

2017 Somali presidential election

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Nominee Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Party TPP PDP Independent
Electoral vote 184 97 45
Percentage 56.44% 29.75% 13.80%

President before election

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
PDP

Elected President

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
TPP

Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 8 February 2017. Members of parliament elected in the autumn-2016 parliamentary election elected former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to the post of President of Somalia for a four-year term.

The presidential elections had been planned for August 2016 and promised to be a one-person, one-vote national poll, but had been postponed several times and shifted to an electoral college system due to security concerns. On 26 January 2017, the election was set for 8 February, with candidates required to register by 29 January.[1] The election was held in an airport hangar at Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu.[2]

Mohamed was declared president in a peaceful transition of power after incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud conceded defeat and congratulated the victor.[3]

  1. ^ "Somalia sets presidential election for Feb. 8", AFP via New Vision, 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Somalia's Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo chosen as president". BBC News. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Former PM and dual-US citizen wins Somali presidential election". The Guardian. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

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