▁sought ▁support ▁among ▁non - SY L ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁disag re ements ▁primarily ▁involved ▁personal ▁or ▁group ▁political ▁amb itions , ▁the ▁debate ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁vote ▁of ▁confidence ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Som alia . ▁Both ▁Os man ▁and ▁prime ▁minister - design ate ▁Hus sein ▁wanted ▁to ▁give ▁priority ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁internal ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁problems . ▁Although ▁Hus sein ▁had ▁supported ▁milit ant ▁pan - S om al ism , ▁he ▁was ▁port rayed ▁as ▁willing ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁continued ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁Ken ya ▁over ▁Som ali ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁proposed ▁cabinet ▁failed ▁to ▁be ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁two ▁votes . ▁Seven ▁National ▁Assembly ▁members , ▁including ▁Sh erm ar ke , ▁ab st ained , ▁while ▁forty - e ight ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁SY L ▁voted ▁for ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁thirty - three ▁opposed ▁him . ▁Despite ▁the ▁apparent ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁SY L , ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁attract ▁rec ruits ▁from ▁other ▁parties . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁election , ▁sevent een ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁opposition ▁res igned ▁from ▁their ▁parties ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁SY L . ▁ ▁Os man ▁ignored ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁again ▁nominated ▁Hus sein ▁as ▁prime ▁minister . ▁After ▁int ra party ▁neg ot iation , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁four ▁party ▁officials ▁exp elled