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UN congratulates new Somalian leader on successful polls

STORY: UN congratulates new Somalian leader on successful polls DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Mogadishu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voting booths 2. various of outgoing President Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia and former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed STORYLINE: The United Nations in Somalia on Monday congratulated the newly-elected Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and welcomed the successful conclusion of the country's presidential election. James Swan, the UN Secretary-General's special representative for Somalia, said the electoral process had been a long one, as well as actively competitive and that focusing on domestic and state-building priorities should now become the focus of attention. "There have been some difficult moments in this lengthy election," Swan said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, after the Sunday evening vote. He said the voting process demonstrated that it was a genuine horse race, it was a competit

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