Ethiopian Ruling Party wins every seat LOOL

[PrinceNugaalHawd]

How does the World allow this Dictatorship.


Ethiopia's ruling party, the EPRDF, and its allies have won every single parliamentary seat in May's elections, according to official results.

This includes the one seat held by an opposition politician following the 2010 poll.

Election commission chairman Merga Bekana made the announcement saying the elections were credible and free and fair.

Opposition parties have said that the process was rigged.

The EPRDF has been in power since the overthrow of the military government in

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33228207




Ethiopia declares election sweep for ruling party, critics cry foul

ADDIS ABABA | By Aaron Maasho


Ethiopia's ruling party has swept all but one seat in the election to the 547-seat parliament held in May, final results showed on Monday, again crushing an opposition that complained of voting abuses.

Voting for the last seat was delayed after clashes between backers of an independent and those supporting the candidate of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). But the EPRDF is expected to win that too.

Merga Bekana, the electoral board chairman, declared the final tally, barring the last seat, at a news conference.

The opposition secured just one seat in the last parliament, after winning an unprecedented 147 seats in the 2005 election, which was marred by violence. The opposition did not take up their seats after that vote, saying the poll was rigged.

Opposition activists have accused the authorities of irregularities and squeezing them out of politics in this latest and previous votes, a charge government officials dismiss.

"The election was coordinated in a free, fair, peaceful, credible and democratic manner," Merga said, adding turnout was 93.2 percent of the 36.8 million registered voters. Ethiopia's population is 96 million.

Opposition groups such as the Medrek coalition and Semayawi party said last month they would reject the results, citing harassment and abuse of their candidates.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and his party have touted the government's success in delivering one of Africa's fastest growing economies. Rights groups say the government stamps out dissent and jails bloggers and journalists.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/ ... QY20150622

[theyuusuf143]

historically all Ethiopian leaders came by force and they all left by force or natural death. the tigray will only leave by force, eventually majority ethnic groups like amhara and oromo will come back.

[mahoka]

congrats to xabashi race.