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Ethiopia Goes to the Polls in Long-Awaited Election

Ethiopians went to the polls in the long-awaited June 21 election, that was postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Election workers in Addis Ababa said turnout in the election had been better than expected, and voting had been conducted safely. But at closing time for polling stations, crowds of people were still queueing and voting was extended for hours. Voice of America reports that election organizers said logistical problems such as missing poll workers or ballots and bad weather were to blame. Many people waited all day to cast their ballot in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's first electoral contest. The vote is widely expected to solidify his rule, despite the beleaguered Tigray region's nonparticipation and the postponement of several other regions' votes for security reasons.

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Election Was Peaceful but Not Competitive

ISS, 5 July 2021

Despite some delays, 21 June saw Ethiopia hold its sixth national elections since the downfall of the Derg regime and the reconfiguration of the state along ethno-regional lines in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Vote Concludes Amid Fresh Violence in Tigray

VOA, 23 June 2021

Long before sunrise on June 21, 2021, Ethiopians in the capital queued to vote in the country's first election in six years. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said it would be the… Read more »
Ethiopia: AU Says Ethiopia Elections Are 'Credible'

Nation, 23 June 2021

An election observer mission from the African Union (AU) has endorsed the Ethiopian poll as credible, despite security challenges faced in the country including in the northern… Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Congratulates Ethiopians Over Peaceful Conduct of Election

ENA, 22 June 2021

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated all Ethiopians over the peaceful conduct of the 6th general election held in Ethiopia on Monday. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ballot Count Continues As 4 Out of 10 Regions Prevented From Voting

RFI, 22 June 2021

Vote counting in Ethiopia's long-delayed parliamentary elections has begun after polls finally closed at 9 pm local time Monday following a three-hour extension. The vote process… Read more »
Ethiopia: Polls Extended Beyond Closing Time As Crowds Wait to Vote

VOA, 21 June 2021

When the polls were supposed to close Monday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, election workers said turnout was better than expected, and voting had been conducted safely. Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray Conflict, 'Legitimacy Question' Cloud Ethiopia's Election

DW, 21 June 2021

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described Monday's election as the country's most democratic. But the war in Tigray and the postponement of the election in two other regions… Read more »

Yan Boechat / VOA

Ethiopians voters went to the polls in the early hours of the morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 21, 2021.

Ethiopia: Dark Clouds Over Ethiopia Polls

Legalbrief, 21 June 2021

Ethiopians went to the polls today after decades of repressive rule but whether the elections were held under free and fair conditions, or should have gone ahead at all , was the… Read more »
Ethiopia: General Election in Numbers

ENA, 20 June 2021

Some 46 political parties will take part in the 6th Ethiopian General Election. Read more »
Ethiopia: Electoral Board, Rights Commission in Dispute Over Observing Elections

Addis Standard, 19 June 2021

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been banned from observing the forthcoming sixth national election, a credible source confirmed to Addis Standard. On June 10, 2021… Read more »
Ethiopia: An Important Moment for the Country

Agenzia Fides, 19 June 2021

On June 21, Ethiopia will hold parliamentary and regional elections and a referendum for the creation of an eleventh regional state. The vote was originally supposed to take place… Read more »
Ethiopia: Balloting Will Not Ease the Country's Deep Crisis

Crisis Group, 17 June 2021

Elections delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19 are set to take place on 21 June amid mounting crises across Ethiopia, including a grinding, brutal war in Tigray. In this Q&A,… Read more »
Ethiopia: 'We Have Hope for a Democratic Country' - Ethiopians Get Ready to Vote

VOA, 17 June 2021

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. Read more »
Ethiopia: Abiy's Home Region Is Volatile Ahead of Elections

DW, 16 June 2021

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's home region, Oromia, could be one of the hot spots during Ethiopia's upcoming regional and parliamentary election. Outbreaks of violence have created an… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Election - the Stakes Are High Amid Fear, Mistrust and Violence

The Conversation Africa, 16 June 2021

Barely three years ago, little-known Abiy Ahmed burst onto the Ethiopian political scene at the height of another tumultuous period in the country's history. He quickly won… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Calls for Post-Election Inclusive Dialogue

Addis Standard, 12 June 2021

In a statement released last night by the State Department, the United States said it was "gravely concerned about the environment under which these upcoming elections are to be… Read more »
Ethiopia: Local Officials Denounce Postponement of South West Region Referendum

Addis Standard, 11 June 2021

Following an announcement of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to postpone the South West Regional referendum, Kaffa and Daworo zones voiced their disappointment.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Defect in Ballot Papers Leads to Postponed Election in Dozens of Constituencies

Addis Standard, 10 June 2021

At a presser the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) gave to the media today, it unveiled a date for a second round of elections in 54 constituencies despite scheduling the… Read more »