AFRICA
28 August 2012 Last updated at 11:01 ET
The new MPs were sworn in last week
The new MPs were sworn in last week
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.
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.
Mr Adan is also from the Rahanweyn clan and power is traditionally shared.
The president is normally from a different clan to the speaker of parliament.
Mr Adan was a bitter rival to outgoing President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
Mr Jawari was a minister in the administration of Siad Barre, whose government was the last to control the whole country before it was toppled in 1991.
Mr Ahmed, a moderate Islamist, is one of the front-runners in the presidential race.
Pro-government forces have recently gained ground from the al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabab. However, the radical Islamists still control many southern and central areas.
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