At an airport and under heavy security.. Election of a new president for Somalia

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The 66-year-old Mahmoud, who ruled Somalia From 2012 to 2017, the current president Muhammad Abdullah Muhammadby 214 votes to 110 in a third run-off, the result of which was confirmed around midnight.

Mahmoud said in a speech from the airport complex in The capital is Mogadishuwhich is guarded by the peacekeeping forces of the African Union: "We have to move forward and we don’t need grudges. And no revenge".

His supporters defied the curfew and took to the streets of Mogadishu, chanting and shooting in the air.

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The 66-year-old Mahmoud, who ruled Somalia From 2012 to 2017, the current president Muhammad Abdullah Muhammadby 214 votes to 110 in a third run-off, the result of which was confirmed around midnight.

Mahmoud said in a speech from the airport complex in The capital is Mogadishuwhich is guarded by the peacekeeping forces of the African Union: “We have to move forward and we don’t need grudges. No revenge.”

His supporters defied the curfew and took to the streets of Mogadishu, chanting and shooting in the air.

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