Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health recommended conditions under which the election could take place. Now the Ministry of Health is proposing to the Ethiopian Parliament that the sixth general election could take place under specific circumstances. Regarding the general election, the Ministry said that it reflected on international experiences under circumstances of a pandemic like coronavirus. The Ethiopian Election was postponed, said the Minister, at the time when the capacity to prevent and control the pandemic was not strong. It is also indicated that the pandemic could stay for a longer period which the ministry knew even at the time when the election was postponed.

Source: Ethiopian News September 18, 2020 10:30 UTC