Ethiopia Begins Voting in 7th General Election
The scale of this year's election is reflected in the following key statistics:
🟠Registered voters: 54,057,871;
🟠Political parties competing: 42;
🟠Number of party candidates: 10,438;
🟠Number of individual candidates: 80;
🟠Party observers: Over 250,000 representatives from competing parties are on the ground.
🌍 A wide range of domestic and international groups are monitoring the voting process:
🔸 Domestic Civic Associations: 55 associations have deployed a total of 1,562 observers across various polling stations;
🔸 African Union: A 59-member observation group, led by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, is overseeing the proceedings;
🔸 Intergovernmental Authority on Development: A 26-member election observation team is also active throughout the country.
📹Footage from a Sputnik Africa correspondent
The scale of this year's election is reflected in the following key statistics:
🟠Registered voters: 54,057,871;
🟠Political parties competing: 42;
🟠Number of party candidates: 10,438;
🟠Number of individual candidates: 80;
🟠Party observers: Over 250,000 representatives from competing parties are on the ground.
🌍 A wide range of domestic and international groups are monitoring the voting process:
🔸 Domestic Civic Associations: 55 associations have deployed a total of 1,562 observers across various polling stations;
🔸 African Union: A 59-member observation group, led by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, is overseeing the proceedings;
🔸 Intergovernmental Authority on Development: A 26-member election observation team is also active throughout the country.
📹Footage from a Sputnik Africa correspondent
