2017 Somali presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 8 February 2017. Members of parliament elected in the autumn-2016 parliamentary election elected former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to the post of President of Somalia for a four-year term.

2017 Somali presidential election
8 February 2017
 
Nominee Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Party TPP PDP Independent
Electoral vote 184 97 45
Percentage 56.44% 29.75% 13.80%
President before election

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
PDP

 Elected President

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
TPP

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The presidential elections had been planned for August 2016 and promised to be a one-person, one-vote national poll, but had been postponed several times and shifted to an electoral college system due to security concerns. On 26 January 2017, the election was set for 8 February, with candidates required to register by 29 January. The election was held in an airport hangar at Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu.

Mohamed was declared president in a peaceful transition of power after incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud conceded defeat and congratulated the victor.

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