Somalia's new speaker is Mohamed Osman Jawari

Latest news on Somalia's political transition:

 Somali MPs choose Mohamed Osman Jawari as speaker

 BBC News - 28 August 2012 Last updated at 15:01 GMT

"Former minister Mohamed Osman Jawari has been elected as Somalia's speaker of parliament in the latest step in a UN process to end decades of war", wrote the BBC today.

"Mr Jawari was chosen by MPs, who were sworn in last week. His rivals all withdrew from the race. He is from the Rahanweyn clan, meaning outgoing speaker Shariff Hassan Sheik Adan is unlikely to be president when that post is filled in the coming days".

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