Ethiopia’s parliamentary elections will be held on August 29, 2020, the country's election body announced on Friday. The August 29 election date is two weeks later than the electoral board had previously indicated. Representatives of political groups, as well as civil society had opposed the earlier date August 16,2020. They argued that since mid-August is the peak of the rainy season in most parts of Ethiopia, the rains will impact the voter turnoutAccording to the new schedule the election results will be expected from August 30 to September 8,2020. Ethiopia has had regular parliamentary elections since the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) took power in 1991 but, with one exception, none were competitive.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2020 11:22 UTC