The results of the first balloting were announced: 60 for me, 60 for Sheikh Ali, 1 vote annulled. It is clear that those who were fighting for me have been made fun of by at least 16 deputies, who deceived them. … The second bal- loting was disappointing for me: 62 for Sheikh Ali, 59 for me, but the third and last balloting had inverted the sides: 62 for me, 59 for Sheikh Ali! So I am reconfirmed President of the Republic for 6 years. God help me!

Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, loc. 598