Mohamed Warsama Ragueh

Mohamed Warsama Ragueh (Somali: Maxamed Warsame Raage) is a Djiboutian lawyer and former judge. He was the president of the Constitutional Council and a candidate in the 2011 presidential election. He could only secure 19% of the vote losing to Ismail Omar Guelleh who won 80% of the votes.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Djibouti's opposition coalitions boycotted the election, saying it would not be free and fair,[8] leaving only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who had served as President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council in 2005.[9][10] Ragueh complained about irregularities in the voting.[11]

Mohamed Warsama Ragueh
Djibouti Presidential candidate 2011 Djibouti
President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council
Assumed office
2005
Personal details
OccupationPolitician Lawyer Judge

References
  1. "The leader faced only one challenger, former Constitutional Council head Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, who ran as an independent and garnered about 19% of votes, the election commission said". bbc.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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  5. "Le moment fort du meeting du candidat indépendant Mr Mohamed Warsama Ragueh (Dikhil)". dailymotion.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. "Disparition de Mohamed Warsama Ragueh : Le chef de l'Etat djiboutien salue l'exceptionnel courage politique d'un magistrat djiboutien". djiboutination.com/. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. Djibouti Djibouti validates presidential election, Middle East Online, April 13, 2011
  8. Djibouti president set for a hat-trick at the polls, AFP via Ahram Online, April 5, 2011
  9. Afrol News,Djibouti opposition boycotts election, March 11, 2011
  10. Warsama campaign statement (in French), Assajog Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Davidson, William, Djiboutian President Guelleh Wins Vote; Human Rights Watch Doubts Fairness, Bloomberg, April 9, 2011
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