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Somalia lawmakers approve vote of confidence Somalia’s new prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre. The meeting was attended by about 220 MPs, and was chaired by Adan Mohamed Nur.
The Prime Minister addressed the House and asked for their confidence in him to carry out his duties.
A show of hands was followed by a vote of confidence by 220 members. No lawmaker objected or remained silent, Speaker of Parliament Sheikh Aden Madobe announced the results.
Somalia’s new prime minister Hamza Abdi Barre has become the 21st prime minister of Somalia, recently appointed by the 10th corrupt president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.
The new prime minister is now expected to form his government and return it to parliament for approval by the new cabinet.
Somalia has undergone a political transformation, following the May 15th elections at Mogadishu.
Somalia’s corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was expected to address parliament to request that lawmakers approve the Prime Minister’s nomination. However, the President tested positive for COVID-19 and was in self-isolation after he had returned to Somalia on Friday from a trip to the United Arab Emirates.