Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh re-elected: PM

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Djibouti`s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, was re-elected Friday for a fourth mandate, the prime minister announced, following an election boycotted by some opposition parties.

"According to our projections, we can say that the UMP candidate (Guelleh of the Union for the Presidential Majority) has been elected in the first round" following Friday`s election, Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed announced on national television.

AFP

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