From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Mon May 24 2010 - 08:12:21 EDT
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/24/AR2010052400975.html
Rights group: Ethiopia vote marred by repression
The Associated Press
Monday, May 24, 2010; 7:49 AM
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- An international human rights group says Ethiopia's
national election was marred by repression and intimidation.
New York-based Human Rights Watch said Monday that international observers
should condemn Sunday's parliamentary vote because of pre-election
irregularities.
Opposition officials also have complained of vote-rigging and intimidation.
Government spokesman Bereket Simon said the election was fair and
transparent.
European Union observers will release a report Tuesday with details of the
irregularities that were reported to them.
Analysts have predicted an easy win for the ruling party led by Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi, a U.S. ally now poised to enter a second decade of
power.
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