Chairperson
of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), Birtukan Mideksa on
Saturday, announced the postponement of parliamentary elections due on June 5.
The
Horn of Africa country was originally scheduled to hold the vote in August 2020
but it was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, there has been
conflict in the northern region of Tigray, which will not take part in voting,
as well as in other areas.
Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party face challenges from increasingly
strident ethnically-based parties seeking more power for their regions.
Mideksa
“indicated that delays in opening polling stations and voter registration have
pushed the voting day,” state news agency Fana reported.
Mideksa
confirmed that the vote would not happen on June 5.
“We
will let everybody (know) soon as to how many additional weeks/days to complete
the delayed tasks … Wouldn’t be more than 3 weeks,” she added.
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