The ruling Kulmiye party, Muse Bihi, has been elected as as new President of self-proclaimed state of Somaliland, according to the electoral commission of Somaliland (NEC).
Muuse received 55.19% of the vote, while his closest competitor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Iro garnered 40.73%, Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday in Hargeisa.
Faysal Ali Warabe of UCID candidate won 4.7% of votes.
Iro, a candidate from Wadani political party said his party will not accept the results, noting the election was rigged.
Last week, nearly 700,000 people in Somaliland cast their to elect a new president.
