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Somali Federal MPs vote second PM out of office | |
2014-12-07 | |
MOGADISHU -- Lawmakers in Somalia's Federal Parliament have on Saturday ousted second Prime Minister in an overwhelming vote , bringing a month-long political standoff to an end, Garowe Online reports.
Speaking to the media shortly after vote counting, speaker Jawari urged President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to appoint the next head of government in 30 days. On December 12, Mohamud named the ousted Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed to the top political job weeks after parliamentarians sacked Abdi Farah Shirdon. | |
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