Ethiopia: Disappointment Accompanies Registration of Election Candidates

As the registration of candidates who will run for the upcoming election has already reached its deadline, controversy is circulating among political parties who are dissatisfied with the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) over the number of candidates registered. The number of candidates who are expected to be approved by the Board is not yet clear though political parties are disclosing the number of their own respective candidates.

For instance, Semayawi (Blue) party has already accused the Board of denying some of its members registration. The party has posted on Facebook that the Board has revoked 200 of its candidates. Moreover, out of eight opposition political parties who are working in collaboration with Semayawi, NEBE has repeatedly accusing their association and particularly, Omo People Democratic Union Party (OPDUP), one of the members of the association, whose candidates were banned from registration.

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