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This R&D provides resources on Ethiopia. The nation held parliamentary elections on Sunday and the governing Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition was expected to win. Opposition parties said that the poll was not fair, but African observers said that the election was free of large irregularities. The Ethiopian government has strong ties to Western nations despite its recent history of silencing critics of the government.
Ethiopia’s ruling party has abandoned democracy in principle and adopted the Chinese developmental state in practice. http://t.co/6a8ypl3M3s
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) May 26, 2015
Inside Story: The two faces of Ethiopia’s democracy. http://t.co/UKzjDbjaVB pic.twitter.com/PI1KMyEM9V
— AJE News (@AJENews) May 25, 2015
Ethiopia’s Ruling Party Is Expected to Keep Grip on Power http://t.co/DnwaCpw5RR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 24, 2015
Onslaught On Human Rights Ahead of Elections: http://t.co/woHx3bjeP8 #Ethiopia
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) May 23, 2015
African observers say #Ethiopia poll credible, opposition cries foul http://t.co/FSZS0rM2pn
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) May 26, 2015
Victory for Ethiopia’s governing EPRDF is certain, but why it will win is subject to debate http://t.co/4U036G0IVz pic.twitter.com/cHIMtFJhkT
— AJE News (@AJENews) May 22, 2015
With Limited Independent Press, Ethiopians Left Voting in the Dark: http://t.co/0XS0NLYqOf #Ethiopia
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) May 23, 2015
#EPRDF win is a foregone conclusion, but it must do more to engage with dissenting voices – @africaupdate: http://t.co/BtDEzfnhbX #Ethiopia
— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) May 23, 2015
Ethiopia’s newest opposition party builds its base among urban youth http://t.co/VLjySedSu5
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) May 19, 2015
‘No Major Complaints’ in Ethiopia’s Poll Preparations: http://t.co/T3GWd7a3g5 #EastAfrica #Ethiopia pic.twitter.com/MYrYu2yYDt
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) May 19, 2015
Ethiopia is jailing journalists and crushing civil society activists. Why won’t the Obama administration speak up? http://t.co/L1hwaqgqZj
— Slate (@Slate) May 25, 2015
Opinion: Washington enables authoritarianism in #Ethiopia http://t.co/cZu2loLjKs via @awol_allo
— Al Jazeera America (@ajam) May 21, 2015