NEBE Archives - Ethio Negari

23 Jun

Ethiopia Commences Election in Four Regions

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Elections are being held today in four regional states, namely Somali, Benishangul Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, and Afar, as part of the 6th round of the general election that postponed due to security issues in 2021. The Ethiopian National Election Board (NEBE) announced that voting started at 6:00 AM in this round of the national by-election and re-election. According to NEBE, 12 political parties are participating in today's voting process. The board also specified that by-elections are being conducted in the Benishangul Gumuz, Afar, Somali, and Central Ethiopia regions. In the Afar region, the elections are being conducted in 4 zones,…

14 May

NEBE Extends Voter Registration Deadline for June election

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The National Election Board of Ethiopia has extended the voter registration period as it prepares for the upcoming by-elections in various regions. Scheduled for June 16, 2024, these by-elections will take place in Benishangul, Gumuz, and Afar regions, alongside Jigjiga 2, Meskan, and Mareko constituencies. Initially slated from April 29 to May 13, 2024, the voter registration process encountered delays due to overlapping public and religious holidays. Consequently, some polling stations failed to open on time, prompting requests from political parties to extend the registration deadline. Responding to these concerns, the board extended the voter registration period until May 20,…

04 Jul

UNDP grants $30 million to modernize Elections in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia has signed a $30.2 million financial support agreement to help Ethiopia strengthen its electoral system which will enable it to achieve sustainable democracy. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia, the National Election Board and the United Nations Development Organization. The budget support will be used to strengthen the electoral board's institutional structure to conduct free, fair, participatory, credible and standardized elections and referendums, and to work together with civic institutions to increase the participation of women and youth in the electoral process. The Ministry of Finance also announced that the budget support will be…

15 Mar

NEBE warns the Government to safeguard the rights of political parties

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National Election Board of Ethiopia issued a press release regarding the parties that were banned from holding their general meeting. In its statement, the board stated that the government security forces prevented the parties from holding a meeting. Election Board Chairperson Birtukhan Mideksa said that Enat Party, Balderas for Real Democracy, and the newly formed Gurage Unity and Justice (Gogot) parties were prohibited by security forces from holding a party general assembly last week. She stated that the illegal activities of the security forces is not right and recommended the matters to the judiciaries to investigate who caused this problem.…

24 Aug

NEBE Rejects Party Registration Request under ‘Ethiopian Workers Party’

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The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has rejected an application to get a registration license for a new party under the Ethiopian Workers’ party (EWP). The name was previously used by a Marxist–Leninist communist party that led Ethiopia from 1984 to 1991 with Mengistu Hailemariam as its chair. Under the same name, Yohannes Tadesse and et al, coordinators in the bid to establish a new national political party, applied to obtain a temporary registration license in May 2022. A day after holding a meeting that reviewed the application, the election board Tuesday announced its decision in a statement stating…