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Africa-Press<\/a> – Ethiopia<\/a>. <\/strong>Addis Ababa, June 21\/2021 (ENA ) The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) delegation head said that Ethiopia has been conducting a far better election than the previous ones, despite some handicaps at electoral constituencies in the country.<\/p>\n

Approached by journalists, AUEOM delegation head former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo said the ongoing 6th General Election has been witnessing \u2018far better\u2019 processes than the previous ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we see the general impression of this voting day here, it has been a lot better than elections in the past in terms of opening space for electoral participation, in spite of little handicaps,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n

According to him, some of the challenges in this election process are plain and understandable.<\/p>\n

Obasanjo said \u201cthe handicaps are, of course, understandable. For instance, one of the difficulties is COVID-19 pandemic. Logistics has also become a challenge a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the delegation leader said the electoral executive bodies of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia have been giving a swift response and solving challenges effectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe election organizing bodies have been doing their best within the handicaps that I have mentioned. Therefore, preparations to hold the election, despite the difficulties, have gone reasonably well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The head said he has observed dozens of polling stations and the voting process in the capital city.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I have gone around Addis Ababa to almost dozens of polling stations. And what I have seen is like what you have been seeing here.<\/p>\n

Some of the voters have been going out at six o\u2019clock and some of them even before six o\u2019clock. All of them are patient, and they are casting their votes,\u201d Obasanjo elaborated.<\/p>\n

He further stated that party agents in many polling stations are very happy and they did not have complaint so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, June 21\/2021 (ENA ) The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) delegation head said that Ethiopia has been conducting a far better election than the previous ones, despite some handicaps at electoral constituencies in the country. 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