Voting delayed two years due to political differences

Garowe Online reports the Electoral Commission as saying Abdirahman Cirro won 64 per cent of the vote.

Opposition leader wins Somaliland election, President Muse Bihi Abdi comes second, political tension with Somalia over Indian Ocean access.

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election.

Voting was underway Wednesday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years. More than 1 million people are expected to cast votes at more than 2,000 polling stations, with some 28 international observers spread across the country. President Muse Bihi Abdi of the ruling Kulmiye Party is seeking a second term after seven years in office, during which he has pushed for Somaliland’s international recognition. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports.