MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – The son of former member of the Somali Lower House, Osman Elmi Boqore who was assassinated by al-Shabaab in February has been elected as new Member of Parliament.
Adnan Osman Elmi garnered 48 votes while his only contender managed two votes during by-election held in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday.
Adnan will serve the remaining two years in the Lower House of parliament as a representative from Somaliland region.
His late father who was elected into office in December 2016 was shot dead by gunmen in Karaan district of Mogadishu early this year.
Boqore was the eldest member of Somali Lower House of the parliament before his death.
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