TPLF Wins All Seat in Ethiopia’s Illegal Election

PM Abiy dismissed Tigray polls as a ‘shanty election’, federal officials said polls have ‘no legal basis’ BY AFP The ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region won all contested seats in elections that have further poisoned an already hostile relationship with the federal government, an election official said Friday.

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Ethiopia’s Tigray Region to Hold Election, Defying Federal Government

TPLF warns the gov’t against obstructing its upcoming election in Tigray, says it’s tantamount to “declaration of war” BY GIULIA PARAVICINI | REUTERS Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region will head to the polls on Wednesday in defiance of the federal government, the latest challenge to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed from a slew of regional leaders flexing […]

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Ethiopia Rejects TPLF’s Call for Election in Tigray Region

“The board is the sole organ that decides the electoral calendar, electoral process or other related issues. Therefore Tigray regional state has no legal basis to decide to conduct the election.” – National Election Board (NEBE) BY REUTERS Ethiopia rejected a request by its northernmost Tigray region on Wednesday to hold elections in August due […]

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Ethiopia’s Tigray Region to Proceed With Vote, Stoking Tensions

Today’s decision by the Tigray Regional State Council is seen as a push back that could put the country on a different political trajectory. BY PAUL RICHARDSON | BLOOMBERG Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region announced it will proceed with elections, ignoring the electoral board’s postponement of nationwide balloting and placing its administration on a collision course with […]

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