300 Electoral College delegates have casted ballots to elect parliamentarians representing Somaliland community in the upcoming Lower House chamber.
Six MPs including three female MPs have been elected in Mogadishu after Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation team (FIEIT) announced the resumption of election following the suspension before three days caused by disputes and complaints from Somaliland elders.
Today’s election took place at the Police Transport headquarters in Mogadishu.
Among the six parliamentary seats elected today, were three seats exclusively allocated for women candidates.
Fadumo Ismail became the first winner of the ballot and she has retained her lower house seat after winning 47 votes, defeating her two rival female candidates, Hafsa Ahmed and Naima Sulayman.
Khadro Mohamed Tukaale and Suri Dirie Arab have also been elected for second and third women allocated seats.
Two more MPs, Ismail Abdirahman Bashiir and Osman Elmi Boqore, a former MP and Deputy Speaker have been elected as Lower House MPs, with 25 and 33 votes respectively.
The election will see a total of 275-seats of lower house who will vote for Somalia’s next Parliament Speakers and Somali President in the upcoming presidential polls.
