Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the region.

The 69-year-old president-elect will officially assume office on 13 December, with a reputation as a unifier and pragmatist.

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main opposition Waddani Party received more than 50% of the votes cast. Abdullahi, 69, served as Somaliland’s parliament speaker in 2005. The opposition party ...

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, centre, served as Somaliland’s parliament speaker in 2005 (Abdirahman Aleeli/AP) The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week ...

In Somaliland's recent election, opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani Party won over 50% of the vote ...

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission said ...

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s opposition, has been elected president of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to reports. Abdullahi – also known as Irro – of the ...

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission has said ...

Somaliland's opposition leader, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the recent election. He secured over 50% of the votes. The election, initially scheduled for 2022, had faced delays.