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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Somalia Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed to resign after parliament vote Saturday Dec 06,2014

 
Somalia's Prime Minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, has accepted a parliament vote asking him to resign.

In a session on Saturday Dec 06,2014, 153 members voted to oust Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, with 80 voting for him to stay.

The vote is part of a political battle between Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud which has crippled the government.

“The Prime Minister and his government are out of office,” Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari said after 153 members of parliament voted against the premier and 80 backed him. “We ask the President to establish a government as soon as possible.” 

The Prime Minister had been in office for just under a year after his predecessor, who also argued about the composition of the cabinet and been accused of poor performance, was voted out. 

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