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Somalia has a new president, after a protracted and often acrimonious political process which took more than a year to see through.

The former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president in a process that was only open to the country's MPs.

He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017.

The ballot was limited to Somalia's parliament due to security concerns over holding a wider election and highlights Somalia's security issues as well as the lack of democratic accountability.

Ali Haji Warsame is a former politician turned political analyst, who is a lecturer at the East Africa University.

Image: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is seen during the first round of voting in Mogadishu, 15 May 2022 Credit: Reuters