More than 700 delegates attending a three-region state formation conference in Baidoa elected Mohamed Haji Abdinur as president on Thursday (March 27th), Somalia's RBC Radio reported.
The formation of the new South-western State -- comprising Bay, Bakol and Lower Shabelle regions -- directly competes with a rival six-region administration formed in Baidoa on March 3rd, with Madobe Nunow Mohamed elected president.
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