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
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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
