Ethiopian electoral board on announcement of May poll results

ADDIS ABABA, Apr 25, 2005 (ENA) — The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia said results of the forthcoming national elections would not be disclosed within the respective constituencies, as the number of votes in higher learning institutions would be included first with in the respective constituencies where the voters came from.

Office Deputy Head Tesfaye Mengesha said the number of votes that are cast in higher learning institutions will be counted first by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia.

The votes of higher learning institutions will be included in constituencies, where the voters came from and will be dispatched back to the respective constituencies, he said.

Briefings were given to the trainees on how to send the results of the election to the respective constituencies and activities to be carried in the respective constituencies, among others.