It was an unusual presidential election, with 22 candidates and no polling stations. MPs voted but not everyone else because of the threat of attack.
The election was marred by accusations of bribery and political infighting among the clans of Somalia, all 135 of them.
So will the new president be able to lead Somalis through the many political and security challenges?
Ethiopia interferes in the 2017 Somali Election: A Call for Somali Action
Presenter: Hazem Sika
Guests:
Afyare Elmi – Somali political scientist and associate professor of International Affairs, Qatar University
Matt Bryden – chairman, Sahan Research Institute, Kenya
Hawa Hassan – former government minister in Somalia
After Invasion, Ethiopia Is the Cause of Our Instability – Somalis Say
Source: Al Jazeera
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