In Ethiopia, the full potential for opposition political parties is yet to be realized. Many registered political parties have limited involvement in elections, almost non-existent interactions with electorates, poorly-designed (and often plagiarized) programmatic documents, and a lack of understanding of the country’s political context, combined with party leaders’ visible willingness to exploit gaps in NEBE’s operation, make it reasonable to infer an intent to defraud.
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While the guns have fallen silent in Tigray after the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, escalating violence in various parts of the country—notably Amhara and Oromia—are putting into question the feasibility of the country’s new transitional justice draft policy, and the unresolved territorial disputes between Tigray and Amhara are raising the specter of conflict relapse.
