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paragraph_text: An African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson election was held in February 2025 to choose the fifth Commission Chair to succeed Chairperson Moussa Faki. On 15 February 2025, Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf was elected with 33 votes in the seventh round of voting. He was inauguated on 13 March.