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Cali Guudlaawe re-elected president of Somalia’s Hirshabelle

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Cali Guudlaawe Xuseen has been re-elected president of Somalia’s regional state of Hirshabelle. The vote confirms his continued leadership of the federal entity, according to Caasimada Online.

Cali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlaawe, president of Somalia’s Hirshabelle federal state, was re-elected to lead the region on Saturday in a vote held in Jowhar, Caasimada Online reports. He faced Nuur Cilmi Xalane, the Ramaas party candidate.

The re-election extends Cali Guudlaawe’s term at the head of the Hirshabelle administration. It follows his nomination by the JSP party on 14 September and the dismissal of the governor of Hiiraan, announced on 19 October.

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