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The 2021 Ethiopian general election to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives was held on 21 June 2021 and 30 September 2021. Regional elections were also held on those dates. The election was initially scheduled for 29 August 2020, [2] but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
A presidential election was held in Ethiopia on 7 October 2024 to elect its next president. [1] Diplomat and outgoing minister of foreign affairs Taye Atske Selassie was elected without contest to a six-year term amid tensions between former president Sahle-Work Zewde and prime minister Abiy Ahmed. [2]
This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
Under the current constitution, Ethiopia conducts local, regional, and federal elections. At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a legislature.The Federal Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers: the House of People's Representatives (ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with not more than 550 members as per the constitution but actually nearly 547 members, elected for ...
Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to ...
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Biḥērawī Mirich’a Borid) is an autonomous federal government agency which supervises the national elections of Ethiopia.
21–22 July – 2024 Gofa landslides: At least 257 people are killed in two landslides caused by heavy rains that strike two villages in Gofa Zuria, South Ethiopia Regional State. [12] [13] 22 July – Fano's Shewan Chief commander Colonel Asegid Mekonnen surrenders to the Ethiopian security forces. [14] [15]
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will try to ...