Summery,
Ethiopians voted on Sunday 23 of May 2010 in the first elections since a disputed 2005 poll to elect new parliament members. It is remembered that mentioned previous elections were blamed by allegations of government vote-rigging and nearly 200 people died in post-poll violence
• As per Reuters: Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and allied parties had won 534 seats out of 536 declared, giving Meles nearly every seat in the 547-member parliament.
• As per BBC news preliminary vote result the governing party has won 499 of 536 seats declared
• The EU observers, U.S. Department of State officials for Public Affairs and US –Congressman questioned the election process and result ,
Even so the numerical figures are questionable, it is clear that the preliminary result give victory to EPRDF. The present blog give personal comment to this hot issue.
Detail
It is know that Ethiopian voted on last 23 of May, 2010. As per BBC news preliminary vote result the governing party has won 499 of 536 seats declared, which is more than 93%. Also others media like Voice of America (VOA) has noticed similar figure. As per the numbers of news, the senior political parties’ leaders and popular individuals have lost the election except 2 or 3 votes.
Ethiopians voted on Sunday 23 of May 2010 in the first elections since a disputed 2005 poll to elect new parliament members. It is remembered that mentioned previous elections were blamed by allegations of government vote-rigging and nearly 200 people died in post-poll violence
• As per Reuters: Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and allied parties had won 534 seats out of 536 declared, giving Meles nearly every seat in the 547-member parliament.
• As per BBC news preliminary vote result the governing party has won 499 of 536 seats declared
• The EU observers, U.S. Department of State officials for Public Affairs and US –Congressman questioned the election process and result ,
Even so the numerical figures are questionable, it is clear that the preliminary result give victory to EPRDF. The present blog give personal comment to this hot issue.
Detail
It is know that Ethiopian voted on last 23 of May, 2010. As per BBC news preliminary vote result the governing party has won 499 of 536 seats declared, which is more than 93%. Also others media like Voice of America (VOA) has noticed similar figure. As per the numbers of news, the senior political parties’ leaders and popular individuals have lost the election except 2 or 3 votes.
About this figure all opposition parties and human right watch clearly declared the voting process was not free and fair. The following reasons were mentioned as problem:
• Intimidation of Political Opposition: violence, arbitrary arrest, and detention of opposition supporters. Uneven political field, the use of government power and means for the election purpose.
• Repression of Civil Society: Witnesses were politically influenced and others was intimidated or removed using various means
• Silencing the media, including the attempt to bug Voice of America (VOA), which is know accepted by Meles. Also, as per the president of Deutsche Walle radio (Germany radio in Amharic language) and numbers of listener from Ethiopia have proved that the radio is bugged by Ethiopian governments.
• Unable to make fair evaluation of abuses and crimes
• Prohibition of USA witness group to rural part of election site
• Organizing the rural people by strategy known as 5 to 1. This means one EPRDF member or sympathizers will lead rural people to force or influence the vote in rural people. This mischief was suspected by US vote observers but their intension of seeing this fact was
Taking into consideration the current Ethiopian political, economical and ethnical condition I believe in whatever measure, if the election becomes free and fair EPRDF never will win. It is shame that 93% vote victory on a country where:
1. The population is has exhausted from economical problem. In most Ethiopian house there is no money to get food. Never the economy of common citizen has been most horrible like the current time of Meles. The inflation in Ethiopia is horrible.
2. In system of governance of Meles based on ethnicity most of Ethiopian are unwilling to be governed by solders predominately from one ethnic group that dominantly concentrated on the unilateral grow of their Tigray region and Tigrary monopoly at nationwide. It is absurd to believe that more than 90% of voters in all over the Ethiopia voted again EPRDF to rule them for more five years
3. On a Country where the opposition leaders, free press writers and free-opinion issuers are in jail or out of the country in asylum it is hard to believe Ethiopian are willing to accept EPRDF as ruling party for next five years
Simple way of indirect means of proofing the election vote un-trueness is just seeing the reader comment about Oppositions parties’ leaders and Meles interview with different media. If you have time read the following public comments. The majority of comments are opposition that for sure they will not give him the reelection vote
1) Meles Zenawi talk to Jazeera – English
http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?title=talk_to_jazeera_meles_zenawi_video&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
2) Aregash Adane was one of the TPLF's top women fighters during the gorilla-war of EPRDF. She is the opposition candidate challenging to Meles. As per her inteview to VOA, she has more than 2000 party members and supporter at Mekele University but she did get zero vote from the university area polling station.
3) Ethiopia: NEBE announces preliminary election results
http://www.ethiopian-news.com/ethiopia-preliminary-election-results/
4) Zenawi claims election win in Ethiopia despite poll fraud claims
http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?blog=5&title=zenawi_claims_election_win_in_ethiopia_d&page=1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&disp=single
5) Our real allies are Ethiopians who are fighting Meles – Ed Ryoce (US –Congressman)
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28088
6) Numbers of comments without names getting the Deutsche Walle radio (Germany radio in Amharic language) show the great oppositions against the number of vote victory issued by EPRDF governments.
U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley on May 26, 2010 slammed the tribal ruling junta in Ethiopia for conducting an unfair election on May 23. Among other things he said "through out the electoral process freedom of choice for voters was constrained by the actions and inactions of Ethiopian government officials, the national elections board of Ethiopia, and the ruling political party."
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28084
2) As stated on BBC news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10153216.stm ) EU observers have criticised Ethiopia's election, as Prime Minister Meles Zenawi held a victory rally attended by tens of thousands of people
For my surprise I did not expect such landslide number. I expected that they manage the vote percent on such a way they frequently do. I expected as they take the percent of votes that permit them to dictate in the parliament (house of representative) and distribute others percent to opposition party or individuals so that the international opinion gets the democratic feeling about Meles and his ruling party. I think God has his own reason to happen on this way. I think this is the 2nd historical error of Meles Zenawi and his ruling party. We know the 1st big error is the result of election 2005.
What was the government reaction? As per BBC news, Meles say that “The people's vote will not be overturned by foreign forces” and
They say to international media about the “government has worked hard to improve infrastructure” this few thing they can do in comparison to the money they are getting as loan to be paid by future generation of Ethiopians. Most of the constructions are owned by by Meles (ruling party) ethnic group but the money loaned belongs to all Ethiopian citizens. In addition, consider the power projects and building construction project that waste huge moneys. It is good to see the Takaze and Gilgele Gibe hydroelectric projects. Ethiopian wish to invest more on peace among Ethiopian ethnic group, Ethiopian wish more to investment on equal opportunity of jobs, Ethiopian wish to invest more in real freedom of expression, … the Haity, Chile, and others country with experience of seismic eruption show us buildings may be destroyed in given few mints but the healthily development of citizen is the real development and the real resource of a nation.
Conclusion
As shown above taking into consideration the current Ethiopian political, economical and ethnical condition it is not difficult to proof that if the election becomes free and fair EPRDF no longer will win. The fact can be made hidden for given time and people can be ruled by force but EPRDF cannot say Ethiopians are managed democratically. The USA observer group has discovered that the strategy of EPRDF government vote-rigging at rural area no longer functional. Unless by dictatorial force no longer EMPRDF can say that he has ensured vote at rural area.
In the history of humanity there were times for bad rulers, likewise we the Ethiopians are on one of that case, which will be not forever. This so called national election has proved One-Man-Dictatorship in Ethiopia and who the democracy is going on back-ward direction in Ethiopia.
I have a hope on the next generation of Ethiopian managements.
God blasé to Ethiopia,
• Intimidation of Political Opposition: violence, arbitrary arrest, and detention of opposition supporters. Uneven political field, the use of government power and means for the election purpose.
• Repression of Civil Society: Witnesses were politically influenced and others was intimidated or removed using various means
• Silencing the media, including the attempt to bug Voice of America (VOA), which is know accepted by Meles. Also, as per the president of Deutsche Walle radio (Germany radio in Amharic language) and numbers of listener from Ethiopia have proved that the radio is bugged by Ethiopian governments.
• Unable to make fair evaluation of abuses and crimes
• Prohibition of USA witness group to rural part of election site
• Organizing the rural people by strategy known as 5 to 1. This means one EPRDF member or sympathizers will lead rural people to force or influence the vote in rural people. This mischief was suspected by US vote observers but their intension of seeing this fact was
Taking into consideration the current Ethiopian political, economical and ethnical condition I believe in whatever measure, if the election becomes free and fair EPRDF never will win. It is shame that 93% vote victory on a country where:
1. The population is has exhausted from economical problem. In most Ethiopian house there is no money to get food. Never the economy of common citizen has been most horrible like the current time of Meles. The inflation in Ethiopia is horrible.
2. In system of governance of Meles based on ethnicity most of Ethiopian are unwilling to be governed by solders predominately from one ethnic group that dominantly concentrated on the unilateral grow of their Tigray region and Tigrary monopoly at nationwide. It is absurd to believe that more than 90% of voters in all over the Ethiopia voted again EPRDF to rule them for more five years
3. On a Country where the opposition leaders, free press writers and free-opinion issuers are in jail or out of the country in asylum it is hard to believe Ethiopian are willing to accept EPRDF as ruling party for next five years
Simple way of indirect means of proofing the election vote un-trueness is just seeing the reader comment about Oppositions parties’ leaders and Meles interview with different media. If you have time read the following public comments. The majority of comments are opposition that for sure they will not give him the reelection vote
1) Meles Zenawi talk to Jazeera – English
http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?title=talk_to_jazeera_meles_zenawi_video&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
2) Aregash Adane was one of the TPLF's top women fighters during the gorilla-war of EPRDF. She is the opposition candidate challenging to Meles. As per her inteview to VOA, she has more than 2000 party members and supporter at Mekele University but she did get zero vote from the university area polling station.
3) Ethiopia: NEBE announces preliminary election results
http://www.ethiopian-news.com/ethiopia-preliminary-election-results/
4) Zenawi claims election win in Ethiopia despite poll fraud claims
http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?blog=5&title=zenawi_claims_election_win_in_ethiopia_d&page=1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&disp=single
5) Our real allies are Ethiopians who are fighting Meles – Ed Ryoce (US –Congressman)
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28088
6) Numbers of comments without names getting the Deutsche Walle radio (Germany radio in Amharic language) show the great oppositions against the number of vote victory issued by EPRDF governments.
U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley on May 26, 2010 slammed the tribal ruling junta in Ethiopia for conducting an unfair election on May 23. Among other things he said "through out the electoral process freedom of choice for voters was constrained by the actions and inactions of Ethiopian government officials, the national elections board of Ethiopia, and the ruling political party."
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28084
2) As stated on BBC news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10153216.stm ) EU observers have criticised Ethiopia's election, as Prime Minister Meles Zenawi held a victory rally attended by tens of thousands of people
For my surprise I did not expect such landslide number. I expected that they manage the vote percent on such a way they frequently do. I expected as they take the percent of votes that permit them to dictate in the parliament (house of representative) and distribute others percent to opposition party or individuals so that the international opinion gets the democratic feeling about Meles and his ruling party. I think God has his own reason to happen on this way. I think this is the 2nd historical error of Meles Zenawi and his ruling party. We know the 1st big error is the result of election 2005.
What was the government reaction? As per BBC news, Meles say that “The people's vote will not be overturned by foreign forces” and
They say to international media about the “government has worked hard to improve infrastructure” this few thing they can do in comparison to the money they are getting as loan to be paid by future generation of Ethiopians. Most of the constructions are owned by by Meles (ruling party) ethnic group but the money loaned belongs to all Ethiopian citizens. In addition, consider the power projects and building construction project that waste huge moneys. It is good to see the Takaze and Gilgele Gibe hydroelectric projects. Ethiopian wish to invest more on peace among Ethiopian ethnic group, Ethiopian wish more to investment on equal opportunity of jobs, Ethiopian wish to invest more in real freedom of expression, … the Haity, Chile, and others country with experience of seismic eruption show us buildings may be destroyed in given few mints but the healthily development of citizen is the real development and the real resource of a nation.
Conclusion
As shown above taking into consideration the current Ethiopian political, economical and ethnical condition it is not difficult to proof that if the election becomes free and fair EPRDF no longer will win. The fact can be made hidden for given time and people can be ruled by force but EPRDF cannot say Ethiopians are managed democratically. The USA observer group has discovered that the strategy of EPRDF government vote-rigging at rural area no longer functional. Unless by dictatorial force no longer EMPRDF can say that he has ensured vote at rural area.
In the history of humanity there were times for bad rulers, likewise we the Ethiopians are on one of that case, which will be not forever. This so called national election has proved One-Man-Dictatorship in Ethiopia and who the democracy is going on back-ward direction in Ethiopia.
I have a hope on the next generation of Ethiopian managements.
God blasé to Ethiopia,
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