Somalia members of parliament have elected Mohamed Osman Jawari as speaker of parliament.
Jawari is former minister in the administration of Siad Barre, whose government was the last to control the whole country before it was toppled in 1991.
Jawari from the Rahanweyn clan was chosen by legistilators that were sworn in last week. His rivals all withdrew from the race.
His election means the outgoing speaker Shariff Hassan Sheik Adan is unlikely to be president when that post is filled in the coming days.
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.
Adan was a bitter rival to outgoing President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
Ahmed, a moderate Islamist, is one of the front-runners in the presidential race.
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