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Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict

Ethiopia will hold elections on 1 June amid persistent instability and simmering regional tensions.

Ethiopia’s election on 1 June is likely to be among the least competitive of the seven national elections held since multiparty democracy was introduced in 1991. In the period since then, elections have been staged with the aim of reinforcing the incumbent government’s power, rather than offering Ethiopians tangible plural political choices. 

This time the build up to the election is also being overshadowed by tensions in the Tigray and Amhara regions, closely connected to Ethiopia’s strained relations with Eritrea and Sudan, heightening fears that regional conflict could further escalate.

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