The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, in accordance with the FDRE Constitution, Political Parties Registration and Electoral Ethics Proclamation No. 1162/2019 and the National Electoral Board Establishment Proclamation No. 1133/2019, approved the Licensing and Ethics of local election observers` directive No. 05/2020. The directive was approved after including input from civil society organizations and other stakeholders on the issue.
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia`s team led by Fikre Gebrehiwot, a member of the NEBE`s Board of Directors, monitored Ghana`s presidential election process, polling day activities, and the voting process to prevent the outbreak of Covid 19.
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has been preparing various directives in accordance with the authority given to it by Proclamation 1162/2019 and is holding various consultations with stakeholders before approving them.
Guidelines discussed during the consultations on November 12 and 13, 2020
- Candidate Registration Performance Guideline
- Support Signature Collection and electoral symbol selection Guideline
- Election Campaign Ethics Guideline
- International Election Observers Licensing, work procedures, and Ethics Guideline
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia concluded its three-day meeting with various stakeholders on November 2, 2020. The discussion was attended by civil society organizations, members of the media community and political parties. Among the major issues raised at the forum are: the major preparations about the election during covid epidemic; What are expected from stakeholders? What does the Board's preparation look like? When will the main election activities take place? And how election related conflicts be resolved, were also been discussed.
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia held talks with government stakeholders last week on preparations for the upcoming national elections. During the meeting, ministers from concerned sectors were present and discussions were held on the key collaborations expected from each ministry. The discussion was attended by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Central Statistics Authority.
Members of the Joint Council of Political Parties and Political Parties have attended a visit organized by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia today, October 23, 2020. Members of the Joint Council of Women Political Parties were also present.
They visited polling stations and warehouses designed to show the upcoming election process and operations conducted in previous election. In addition, the Board handed over the keys of different offices and party center to the Joint Council of Parties and the Joint Council of Women members of Parties prepared for them.
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has been making the following call-in various media outlets regarding the need for civil society organizations to submit documents. Therefore, you can find the advertisement below for civil society organizations that have not heard the call via media and applied for voter education.
It is known that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has received various complaints from members of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leadership regarding the change of leadership and suspension.
On one hand, on August 7, 2020, Ararso Bikila and others, by two letters dated 06 / ABO / 12 and 7/08/12 05/03/19, number 08 / ABO / 12, had informed NEBE that the party's executive committee had imposed a ban on the party's chairman, Daoud Ibsa, and asked the board to approve the decision.
The media visited the National Electoral Board's election preparations today, October 2, 2020.
During a media tour organized by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia today, it was explained how the election operation was conducted in the previous elections and what the current process will look like.
