Ethiopia holds national and regional elections on 29 August but postponed them indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tigray opposition politicians said that this was a move by Ahmed to prolong his rule, and decided to go ahead with the vote, even after senior lawmakers ruled it unconstitutional. They held regional elections on Wednesday during a show of defiance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who called the vote illegal but said the government would not respond with much force.
Getachew Reda, spokesman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said that the voting went very well as of now 85% of registered voters had cast their ballots and also informed that voting will close at 6 p.m., and the results will be announced by Sept.13.
Data source: Reuters
