Addis Ababa — The African Union and IGAD Election Statement Missions to the 2026 Ethiopian election have recommended the numerous milestone within the nation’s democratic and electoral evolution.
The Heads of the African Union Election Statement Mission (AUEOM) and IGAD Election Statement Mission to Ethiopia’s 2026 election gave a joint press briefing and offered their preliminary findings in the present day.
Presenting the preliminary assertion of the mission, AUEOM Head and former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta stated the election was carried out inside a authorized and institutional framework that broadly helps democratic governance.
“The electoral atmosphere on Election Day was usually calm, with voting continuing in an orderly method, and voters being processed steadily throughout most polling stations noticed. This supplied a possibility for voters to solid their vote unhindered.”
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Based on the Head, the introduction of expertise in voter registration to enhance guide registration processes doubtlessly contributed to the elevated variety of registered voters, particularly younger individuals accustomed to utilizing this expertise.
The ultimate African Union Statement Mission Report on the seventh Basic Election of Ethiopia will probably be launched 30 days after the declaration of the ultimate outcomes, he stated.
The AUEOM Head additionally famous Ethiopia’s pioneering function for Africa’s independence, expressing his agency hope for Ethiopia to change into a nation that leads Africa to the following stage of a very unbiased democratic continent, guided by her rules of inclusive progress and able to dwelling to the imaginative and prescient of African options to African issues.
“In the present day is a day that the individuals of Ethiopia needs to be pleased with. In the present day is a day we should always keep in mind your historical past, a nation that stood in opposition to the wave of colonialism, united and by no means colonized,” Uhuru Kenyatta stated.
Ethiopia is a nation that stood for Africa’s independence and for Africa’s proper to self-governance and rule; a nation, on account of this that has change into the capital of Africa, he additional affirmed.
An awesome nation like Ethiopia ought to due to this fact benefit from this second to maneuver and additional deepen political and social dialogue.
For her half, IGAD Election Statement Mission Head and former Uganda Vice President Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe stated the election marked an essential milestone in Ethiopia’s democratic and electoral evolution.
Wandira-Kazibwe recommended the individuals of Ethiopia, the federal government, the Nationwide Election Board and different electoral actors for conducting a profitable election and peaceable electoral course of.
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The Head additional underscored that the final election represents a notable milestone in Ethiopia’s democratic and electoral growth, notably the introduction of main technological and institutional reforms geared toward enhancing election administration and enhancing the inclusivity and credibility of electoral participation.
The numerous milestone in Ethiopia’s democratic and electoral evolution is accordingly demonstrated by the most important institutional, administrative and technological reforms, she added.
On behalf of the IGAD Election Statement Mission, Wandira-Kazibwe prolonged honest congratulations to the federal government, and the individuals of Ethiopia for the widely peaceable and orderly conduct of the electoral course of.
The election underscores a shared nationwide dedication to stability, constitutionalism, and democratic progress, she reiterated.
Accordingly, IGAD reaffirms its dedication to supporting the federal government and the individuals of Ethiopia in selling democracy, good governance and credible elections.
