June 10, 2020

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia had made a call for political parties that were registered under the previous parties’ licensing regulation to register again under the new law until March 12, 2020. In light of this, the board had written a note to 106 parties that had been certified previously to prove that they meet the requirements of the new law. Accordingly, 76 of the 106 previously certified political parties had submitted the necessary documents and board is checking whether they fulfill requirements of the new law.

45 political parties, including the ruling party, participated in the two-round discussion on the issue and the NEBE has presented to political party leaders, the impact the current national and international situation is going to have on the preparation of voter registration because it affects major activities like voter education, poll workers training and mat

The disclosure ceremony was opened with a speech from one of the board members, Bizuwork Ketete where Invited political parties, civil society organizations and media representatives were present.