Patriots Ginbot 7’s (PG7) Berhanu Nega was exiled following a controversial 2005 election in which his then party, Kinijit, swept some key constituencies, including election in the capital Addis Ababa. A claim and counter-claim between Kinijit and the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) triggered violence in which thousands of people were killed and many exiled. “We came here primarily, and in short term, to help stabilize the country, not for competition,” Nega told reporters at the Addis Ababa airport. Ethiopia is set to hold its sixth election in 2020. “We need a legal system that can ensure the conduct of democratic election,” Nega said.

Source: Ethiopian News September 09, 2018 12:11 UTC