Sheikh Adan Madobe has been elected the new Speaker of the House of the People (Lower House).
Madobe won the elections held on April 27.
The winner could not be determined after the first round of voting. Consequently, the top four candidates had to proceed to the second round.
In the second round, Madobe emerged victorious with 163 votes.
He had received the backing of 74 voters only in the first round.
His closest challenger was Hassan Abdinoor who received 89 votes in the second round. He had garnered 98 in the first round.