VOA: Somalia's Parliament Votes Out Prime Minister
WASHINGTON/MOGADISHU - Somalia’s parliament has removed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre in an unexpected vote of no-confidence, the speaker of parliament said.
Holding a press conference Saturday after the voting, the speaker, Mohamed Mursal Abdurahman, accused the government of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre of “ineffectiveness.”
“One hundred and seventy lawmakers favored the motion against the prime minister, and only 8 lawmakers opposed,” the speaker of parliament, announced. “Therefore, the motion has passed, and we urge Somalia's president to appoint a new prime minister.”
The speaker has accused Prime Minister Khayre and his government of not fulfilling promises they made to the nation.
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