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Blasts rang out on Sunday in the Mogadishu airport area where parliament was meeting to choose Somalia’s new president in a vote essential to keep foreign aid coming to the impoverished nation tortured by three decades of civil war.

Election banners of Somali presidential candidates are seen along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal OmarElection banners of Somali presidential candidates are seen along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

In a crowded field of 35 aspirants, former presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud were the frontrunners, according to analysts, even though their administrations had failed to stem corruption or conflict. Incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, nicknamed “Farmaajo” for his reputed love of Italian formaggio cheese, looked unlikely to be re-elected after losing support in last month’s parliamentary vote.

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