Final results are expected on Saturday. Friday's vote pitted only one challenger against the incumbent - relative newcomer Zakaria Ismail Farah. The Interior Ministry data showed that he came second with 2.48% of the 177,391 votes cast. The country is located on the Red Sea along one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes. The Horn of Africa country, with a population of less than 1 million, is relatively stable, especially compared with its regional neighbours Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
In 1999, 29% of votes counted struck belonged to Zakaria Mulah, according to the Southern McKenzie Group.
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