A crowd wait in a stadium in Jimma on June 16, 2021 for an electoral campaign rally of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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In Ethiopia’s new and unsettled political space, there are issues related to the current electoral rules, the performance and strength of the opposition parties, and to campaigning.
Supporters of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice opposition party rally at Maskel Square in Addis Ababa, on June 16, 2021.
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A new government with popular legitimacy will have power to address lingering political, economic and security challenges.
Workers mount a billboard of Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed on the eve of his campaign visit in Jimma.
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Ethiopian politicians, both opposition and incumbents, have found it difficult to undo the political culture of winning by elimination.
A queue of eager voters in Hawassa, Ethiopia, during the Sidama referendum in November 2019.
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Ethiopian history shows that the demands of its young people can’t go unaddressed for long.
National Election Board of Ethiopia personnel patrol a warehouse stacked high with boxes of polling kits in Addis Ababa in October 2020.
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Ethiopia’s party system is extremely volatile due to the prevalence of weakly institutionalised and fragmented political parties.