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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]
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 ...
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.
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.
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]
The National Election Board expected to hire 18,885 people, and requested 541,270,104.82 birr to carry out the referendum. [7] 410.1 million birr was given. [16] 5,200 election observers from Ethiopia and elsewhere were expected. [15] 3,771 polling stations were set up, divided into 31 groups. [17] These are expected to see around 3 million ...
Ethiopian general election 2005. Only parties with more than 10 seats shown. Red: EPRDF Green: CUD Purple: UEDF Dark blue: SPDP Orange: OFDM Light blue: Others. Ethiopia held its third general election in May 2005, which drew a record number of voters, with 90% of the electorate turning out to cast their vote. While the election was deemed by ...
The party has been vocal in its criticism of the Ethiopian government and has faced numerous obstacles in its efforts to participate in the country's political process. [ 2 ] In April 2021, Balderas wrote and electoral manifesto that reveal policy measures on the upcoming election in 2021 .