Prime Minister Survives Vote of No Confidence
From Times Wire Reports
Somali lawmakers in Baidoa brawled after Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi survived a vote of no confidence that could have ended his government.
Police dragged members of parliament apart and escorted Gedi out after opponents fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to censure him.
The anti-Gedi faction had argued his removal was necessary to create a government post for new Islamist rulers in Mogadishu, the nominal capital.
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