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After a provisional announcement of the results of
the fourth general election by the National
Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) the Human Rights
Watch (HRW) brande the election as fraudulent and
rigged. Supporters of the Ethiopian Peoples’
Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) went out en
mass to Meskel Square on May 25, 2010. Leaders of
the EPRDF, including the Prime Minister, addressed
the rally. The provisional results from the NEBE
showed that the EPRDF and its affiliates took 499
and 45 seats, respectively. One of the seats from
the Addis Abeba constituency in Wereda 6 (Addis
Ketema District) was taken by Girma Seifu, a member
of the Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue (FJDD),
a.k.a. Medrek. Another seat from the 123
constituencies of the Southern Nations,
Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) Regional State
went for Ashebir Gebregiorgis (MD), an independent
candidate. The provisional result of one
constituency from the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional
State has not been obtained yet. With over 99pc of
the seats taken by the EPRDF and its affiliates, the
prospects of Parliament for the next five years have
become a subject of much debate among political
analysts, party members, and the public as EDEN
SAHLE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER reports.
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“The most important reason
[to
reach out to the opposition is] the extraordinary attitude
of Ethiopians who voted for the opposition. People went out
of their way to ensure peace and tranquillity, not just
those who voted for us but also those who voted against us.
So we are reaching out to those who voted for the
opposition, more than reaching out to the opposition
itself.”
PLEASE SEE FULL INTERVIEW |
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“For a
party that is not in Parliament, what does this consultation
mean? Is it as advisors or is this a [power] sharing
government? It is simply an ambiguous statement. It is,
perhaps, simply for the consumption of the international
communities [to prove] that the ruling party is showing some
kind of magnanimity. I just cannot really commit myself to
take either position. We have to see it first.”
PLEASE SEE FULL INTERVIEW |
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NEWS |
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Gov't Slights EU Election Preliminary Report |
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The Government Communication Affairs Office labelled
the preliminary report of the EU Observation
Mission, which came out on May 25, 2010, as a
political interpretation of basic facts. |
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Haile Resort in Hawassa to
Enter Hotel Race this Week |
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Haile Resort, owned by the athlete Haile
Gebreselassie, is to be officially inaugurated in
Hawassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and
Peoples (SNNP) Regional State on June 5 and 6, 2010. |
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Foreign Flower Firm Finds
Favour from Court in Form of 1.8m Br |
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Golden Rose Agro Farms Ltd (GRAF) received favour
from the court to order Ask Flower & Green Plc to
pay 1.8 million Br plus interest for credit sales of
chemicals and greenhouse plastic and metallic
structures. |
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Textile, Building Material
Firms Lag behind 12 Tendered Public Firms |
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Only six of twelve public enterprises up for sale,
some for the second time, have attracted bidders,
with two of them only attracting one bidder each. |
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EU, AU Report Election
Problems with Conflicting Analyses |
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The African Union (AU) and European Union (EU)
presented their preliminary reports of the 2010
National Elections of Ethiopia last week, in which
the former reported a free and fair election and the
latter a process with an uneven playing field.
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NEBE Defends PM’s Meskel Rally |
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The Prime Minister had only declared only results
that had been announced by the board, Mehammed
Abdurohman, public relations manager of the NEBE,
told journalists at a press conference held on the
same day, this does not contradict any of the
articles of the Electoral Code of Conduct signed by
the contending parties, Mehammed said. |
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AEUP Lists 11 Reasons for
Re-election |
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The All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP) rejected the
National Electoral Board of Ethiopia’s (NEBE’s)
announcement and insisted for both national and
regional re-elections. |
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Medrek Rejects Election Results |
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The Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue,
a.k.a. Medrek, (FJDD) rejected the outcome of last
week’s elections, claiming that the ruling party had
invaded almost all Parliament seats via a
problematic, doubtful, unfair, and unacceptable
election.
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Court: Receipts Show No
Underpayment |
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Nasew Construction Plc (NaCo) lost a claim for
778,000 Br from Star Business Group Plc (SBG) after
the court found that the plaintiff was paid more
than the amount it had claimed. |
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