BAIDOA (Halbeeg News) – Somalia’s Defence minister, Hassan Haji Hussein has been elected as senators after senatorial election of three seats was today in Baidoa, the administrative capital of Southwest state.
Hussein has garnered 74 votes while challenger got 14.
Former Banaadir regional court judge Ali Sheikh Ga’al was the second to be elected in today’s vote. He got 68 votes while his opponent Abdikadir Abdi Ahmed trailed with 22 votes.
Abdiweli Mohamed Ibrahim was the third senator to be elected getting 68 votes while his opponent Abdullahi Robow Mohamed trailed with 18 votes. He now becomes the 8th Senator to be elected for South West state.
Today’s exercise concluded the election eight senators who will be representing the state in the federal parliament in Mogadishu.
Puntland state in northeastern Somalia had also concluded the election of its eleven senators who will be joining the 11th parliament.
Jubbaland and Galmudug state had also elected four and six senators respectively in the two weeks.
Senators representing Somaliland and Hirshabelle state are yet to be elected.
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