Ethiopia, Sudan peaceful polls hints regional unity, stability-Embassy
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
June 24, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – As the Electoral board of Ethiopia declares final results of the country’s last month’s legislative polls, Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Addis Ababa, has congratulated the people and political parties of Ethiopia on accomplishing a successful electoral process.
“The completion of this democratic process in Ethiopia and earlier in Sudan demonstrates the genuine aspirations and hopes of the peoples of the Horn of Africa in unity and stability,” the embassy said in a statement sent to the pro-government news agency, Walta Information center.
“We recognize the peaceful conduct and secure environment in which the election was conducted reflecting the will of the people of Ethiopia in peace, security and national unity.” It manifested too, their desire to progress towards an even development, self-dependency, regional and international engagement in a partnership aiming at achieving mutual interests, it said.
“The conclusion of the events in Ethiopia and Sudan affirms to our people in the entire region that peaceful democratic transformation is the viable means to settle issues of concern as well as a tool for peaceful transition of power in the region.”
Hence, on the occasion of the declaration of the results of the Ethiopian elections we call upon the different factions in the region and particularly in Somalia to pursue dialogue in solving issues of common concern, the statement concluded.
Despite opposition allegations of vote rigging and criticism by the EU and the US, Ethiopia electoral Board chairman Merga Bekana declared that the May 23 polls were peaceful, fair, credible and free.
The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)and its allies won more than 99 percent of votes sweeping all except two of the total 547 seats, which went to the country’s main opposition party MEDREK and an independent candidates.
The Ethiopian Supreme Court has recently rejected an election re-run appeal by Ethiopian Main opposition political parties.
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Ethiopia, Sudan peaceful polls hints regional unity, stability-Embassy
Tesfa Alerm Tekle.
I belief Meles Zenawi is same as the Sudan dictatorship Omar al Bashir and I think there is no any sign of democratic government in either Sudan nor Ethiopia Country. I have meet with many friends in here and they are complaining that, Meles Zenawi have been dividing up the Ethiopia Country in to smallest grouping so that, the oppositions leaders will not be elected, this kind of tactices is the way of dictatorship rules and I think only Country in Africa is the South Africa,there is no doubt South Africa is the democartic system but none of all of these Africa Countries are just following dictatorships system.