Somalia: Outgoing deputy Speaker retained his Lower House seat
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- Posted On 04-12-2016, 03:06PM
MOGADISHU, Somalia- The Lower House election for Banadiri clans was resumed today in the capital Mogadishu, and witnessed the re-election of the outgoing deputy Parliament Speaker, Jeylani Nur Iikar, Garowe Online reports.
Iikar retained his parliamentary seat after defeating his rival candidate Abdiaziz Osman in tough contest, 28 and 23 votes respectively, according to the poll results.
On the other hand, the outgoing MP and deputy Minister of Women and Human Rights Affairs, Fahma Ahmed Nur, has also retained her parliamentary seat following landslide victory of 51 votes against her opponent and cousin Tuma Osman Nur.
Banadir clans received 7 seats in the upcoming Lower House chamber of Federal Parliament, based on the National Leadership Forum communiqué endorsed early this year.
Two seats were elected today in the ongoing parliamentary election for Bandairi clans in Mogadishu city, and reported the seat for Arab Salah clan will be contested in the parliamentary election in Jowhar town.
Last week, Federal electoral body has announced that the parliamentary election for clans hailing from Banadir and Somaliland region will take place in the capital Mogadishu.
GAROWEONLINE
