Somalia’s parliament removes Prime Minister Ali Khaire in no-confidence vote
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Read< 1minuteFILE PHOTO: Somalia’s Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire addresses the Parliament seating where he was confirmed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Somalia’s parliament on Saturday voted to remove Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire from office.
The no-confidence vote garnered 170-8 votes
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo confirmed the development, saying he had “accepted the decision.”
“President Farmajo will immediately appoint a Prime Minister who will form a government that will take the country out of this transitional period and strengthen social services in the country,” he said.
Khaire has served as Prime Minister since February 2017.
