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Somalia begins electing lawmakers for its lower house of parliament, the next phase in a long-delayed and turbulent process toward a presidential vote that has sometimes turned violent. Two members were elected to represent Somaliland, a breakaway state that does not have international recognition.
The first two lawmakers for the next 275-member lower house of national parliament were elected at a voting ceremony in the capital Mogadishu under heavy security. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES