Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election

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’s election, the electoral commission has said.

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main opposition Waddani Party received more than 50% of the votes cast.