Ethiopia: News - Seven National and Regional Opposition Political Parties Complain About Electoral Process, Call for Action

Addis Abeba — The Wolaita National Movement and Wolaita People Democratic Front released a pre-election survey report. In the joint report that Addis Standard received when released on Saturday June 12, 2021, Both parties claimed that members of the ruling party are harassing and arresting their parties' members.

The parties disclosed that seven members of both parties and two Wolaita musicians have been in prison for over two months for composing a campaign song for our party. The report also disclosed that two candidates who were running on behalf of both parties were fired for unknown reasons and some members were not paid their salaries in their respective jobs. The report also claimed that youth advertising any of the two parties' campaign pamphlets were beaten and some arrested by the police.

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