The Election Board is set to announce the schedule for the next election tomorrow
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is set to announce the schedule for the upcoming elections tomorrow. The Board has convened a meeting tomorrow with 47 political party representatives to discuss the election timetable.
Tomorrow at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Addis Ababa; Solena Shimeles, Head of Communication Affairs of the Board, told Ethiopia Insider that a timetable will be provided to political parties, including the day of the election. Sixth round of general election extended due to cholera epidemic The board had previously indicated that it would be held in late May or early June.
The Board's timetable, which was announced in February last year, Voting day, August 23; Decided to be in 2012. The Board confirmed the election results from the day after the election to September 3; He said he would announce the 2012 election, but canceled the timeline for reviewing the 2012 election crisis.
The House of Federation and the House of Peoples' Representatives convened in 2012 after the Board announced that it would not be able to hold the elections on time due to the cholera epidemic. It will be recalled that they decided to extend the election. But months later, The Ministry of Health has recommended that a general election be held this year, provided the conditions are met. Parliament has decided to begin preparations for the election.
Following this decision, the Electoral Board, which is accountable to the House of Peoples' Representatives; He held consultations with political parties in late October regarding the upcoming general election. A number of opposition political party leaders participated in the forum; Despite repeated calls for "national consensus before the election," the government has not yet implemented it.
The Board's Communication Affairs Head told "Ethiopian Insider" that the Board will use the ideas presented in its consultations with political parties tomorrow as input. The political parties invited to tomorrow's meeting are 47 political parties that have been certified to meet the requirements set out in the amended Electoral Board of Ethiopia Proclamation.
The Board of Elections yesterday, Tuesday, December 12; In a 2013 statement, the ruling party announced that 40 political parties, including the Prosperity Party, had completed the process. The board said in a statement that it had canceled 26 political parties that had "failed to provide the required documents." The parties whose licenses have been revoked include the Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), the All Ethiopian National Movement (ANM), the Oromo National Congress (ONC), and the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ). (Ethiopian Insider)
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