The May 15, 2005, Elections
Official results from the 38 woredas of Tigray as published by the National Election Board
NAME PARTY NUMBER OF VOTES % OF VOTES
Abiyadi
Ato Tilahun Tareke Wolde EPRDF (TPLF) 29249 99.45 %
Ato Mebiratu …
The May 15, 2005, Elections
Official results from the 38 woredas of Tigray as published by the National Election Board
NAME PARTY NUMBER OF VOTES % OF VOTES
Abiyadi
Ato Tilahun Tareke Wolde EPRDF (TPLF) 29249 99.45 %
Ato Mebiratu …
The May 15, 2005 Elections
Official results from the 23 woredas of Addis Ababa as published by the National Election Board
Listed here are those who received 1% or more of the votes
NAME PARTY NUMBER OF VOTES % OF …
The Coalition for Unity & Democracy requests revotes or recounts in the following 139 woredas due to gross election irregularities
GOJAM
1. BITCHENA
In contravention of electoral laws, six armed militia were stationed at every voting station before voting took …
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia’s electoral board on Thursday said it had started probing allegations of irregularities in Sunday’s presidential vote, with rival parties continuing to claim victory.
“Some political parties have submitted complaints on the election process. The board …
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – The European Union on Tuesday scolded Ethiopia’s ruling party and opposition for premature announcements of their success in the hotly contested weekend elections, but said the process has been relatively smooth.
“The EU election observation mission …
afrol News
Sunday’s election in Ethiopia saw a large voter turnout, maybe up to 90 percent, according to the National Electoral Board. While obververs expect Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to win his third five-year term, the opposition claims to have …
ADWA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Sunday he would accept the verdict of his country’s 26 million voters even if he loses the hotly contested general election.
An Ethiopian woman casts her vote at a polling …
Ethiopians go to poll to elect federal, regional legislators
ADDIS ABABA, May 15 (Xinhuanet) — Ethiopian voters went to poll on Sunday in the country’s two separate elections to elect representatives to the 547-seat House of People’s Representatives (HPR) and …
ADDIS ABABA –– Ethiopians turned out in droves on Sunday to vote in hotly contested elections that are hoped to put the vast Horn of Africa nation known for grinding poverty and famine squarely on the path to democracy.
Masses …
ADDIS ABABA, May 15 (AFP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday banned all demonstrations in Addis Ababa and its surrroundings for one month after elections the opposition claims were marred by widespread fraud.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi …
By Abraham Fisseha, Matthew Lee
Agence France-Presse
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopians prepared Saturday to go to the polls in hotly contested weekend elections as the opposition and a human rights watchdog renewed allegations of ongoing government harassment.
On the eve …
BBC – Election observers have been arrested across Ethiopia on the eve of Sunday’s poll, opposition members say.
They told a gathering in the capital, Addis Ababa, that more than 100 monitors remained in police custody. One candidate is also …
By Alisha Ryu, VOA
ADDIS ABABA – Less than a day before Ethiopia holds its third parliamentary elections in 14 years, a domestic human rights group says it strongly disagrees with reports by European Union and American observers that say …
Election observers have been arrested across Ethiopia on the eve of Sunday’s poll, opposition members say.
They told a gathering in the capital, Addis Ababa, that more than 100 monitors remained in police custody. One candidate is also being held.…
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia on Tuesday dismissed as “lies” a highly critical report from a leading human rights watchdog accusing the government of suppresing alternative voices and committing numerous abuses.
“These are the same old stories, this report is a …
By Jim Fisher-Thompson, Washington File
Washington – It is hard to see democracy expanding throughout Africa if a populous nation like Ethiopia — a country of enormous political and strategic importance for the African continent — drifts toward “corrupt authoritarianism,” …
Source: United States Department of State
Democracy endowment’s Peterson tells Congress U.S. should press for change
By Jim Fisher-Thompson, Washington File Staff Writer
Washington – It is hard to see democracy expanding throughout Africa if a populous nation like Ethiopia …
The chairman of Ethiopia’s national election board says thousands of voters will be re-registered for upcoming parliamentary polls after the discovery of serious abuses.
Kemal Bedri said Monday that officials will re-register voters in 15 polling stations in Ethiopia’s northeastern …
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhuanet) — A total of 319 foreign observers will be deployed to various parts of Ethiopia to observe the upcoming May 15 national elections, the state-appointed National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said Monday.
NEBE Chairman Kemal Bedri …