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Candidate withdraws from Somalia presidential election
CGTN

A candidate for Somalia's Sunday Presidential election has resigned just hours before the vote.

Dahir Mahmoud Guelleh, a former Information Minister, announced on social media that he was withdraw his candidature from the long awaited vote.

He did not give a reason for the withdrawal.

Guelleh called on members of parliament to elect a good leader, saying "this is a necessary symbol of change in Somalia."

Ahead of Sunday's vote, electoral authorities registered 39 candidates, also including the incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and two former presidents.

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