Addis Ababa — Passersby called the raucous campaigns this week in Addis Ababa "beautiful," with many noting they had never seen political discourse like this before in Ethiopia.
"Life has gotten expensive, and people have died in violence, but I hope elections can make this right," said Melat Tesfaye, a 29-year-old mother of two, on a busy street in Ethiopia's capital. "Opposition parties are campaigning freely, and we have hope for a democratic country."
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