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Transitional parliament inaugurated

    NAIROBI

    Somalis on Sunday formally inaugurated their first transitional parliament since the country collapsed in 1991. More than 2,000 Somali clan elders, religious leaders, business people and peace activists held a ceremony in Arta, about 30 km south of Djibouti city, attended by Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh and diplomats. The Djibouti-hosted peace talks have resulted in 172 parliamentarians sworn in out of 245 expected deputies for a Transitional National Assembly (TNA) - a body now expected to elect a speaker, a prime minister and a president. Guelleh congratulated the Somali participants and urged them to complete the election of a transitional government by 1 September. Political wrangling and individual disagreement still characterises the selection process, and key political figures in Somalia have rejected the process.
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