August 8, 2005
Brace yourselves
So it's official. Ethiopia's election result is due to be released today ... or tomorrow ... or Wednesday. That is according to the latest informal briefing from the National Election Board. So keep holding your breath.
If the decisive results are announced on Wednesday, it will be almost exactly three months after Election Day itself. To repeat a challenge made earlier in this blog, can anyone out there think of another national election that has taken so long to resolve?
UPDATE: Fortune newspaper had a report on Sunday claiming that they had already seen the results - and that the EPRDF had won. I suppose that is hardly surprising given the results that have been announced so far. The National Election Board, of course, refused to confirm it.
Posted by aheavens at August 8, 2005 6:53 AM
Comments
We all know what the 'official' election result will look like. It is the aftermath that scares me to death.
Posted by: G at August 8, 2005 11:54 PM
The so called election is all BS. EPRDF is not going to give up this power just like that. They want the oppositions to fight like they did 14+ years ago to grab power. And that sucks! I think that this whole drama is a show off for the western world. Deep down, it's a fact that they are not going to give it up. NO MATTER WHAT!
Posted by: abyssinia at August 9, 2005 12:39 AM
EPRDF is the winner because the majority of Ethiopians elected it. The opposition didn't want to accept this reality for three months. Hence the delay. I hope reason will prevail over emotion and the opposition parties will take their seats in parliament without anymore bitching.
Posted by: Tarekegn at August 9, 2005 2:00 AM