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{{short description|September 2020 parliamentary elections in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia}}
{{short description|September 2020 state council election in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia}}
{{Infobox election
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On 9 September 2020, the [[Ethiopia]]n region of [[Tigray Region|Tigray]] held parliamentary elections. The election was considered illegal by the central government of Prime Minister [[Abiy Ahmed]], who postponed general elections earlier in the year because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200909-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-defies-pm-abiy-with-illegal-election-1|title=Ethiopia's Tigray region defies PM Abiy with 'illegal' election|date=9 September 2020|website=France 24}}</ref> According to the election organisers, [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]] won 98.2% of the vote and 100% of the 152 seats that were contested.<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results" />
On 9 September 2020, the [[Ethiopia]]n region of [[Tigray Region|Tigray]] held an election for its state council. The election was considered illegal by the federal government of Prime Minister [[Abiy Ahmed]], who postponed the [[2021 Ethiopian general election|2020 general election]] earlier in the year because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200909-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-defies-pm-abiy-with-illegal-election-1|title=Ethiopia's Tigray region defies PM Abiy with 'illegal' election|date=9 September 2020|website=France 24}}</ref> According to the election organisers, the [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]] won 98.2% of the vote and 100% of the 152 seats that were contested.<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results" />


==Electoral environment==
==Electoral environment==
[[File:Voter_registration_in_the_Tigray_Region,_August_2020.png|left|thumb|229x229px|People in Tigray [[Voter registration|registering to vote]] in the regional election during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. (August 2020)]]
[[France 24]] reported ageing war veterans and university students formed long lines to partake in the elections.
[[France 24]] reported aging war veterans and university students formed long lines to partake in the elections.


600 candidates from five parties competed for 152 seats in the legislature. The distribution of remaining 38 seats will be determined at a later date by participating parties.
600 candidates from five parties competed for 152 seats in the 190 seat legislature. The distribution of the remaining 38 seats will be determined at a later date by participating parties.


The campaign featured televised debates among leaders of different parties. Opposition parties stated that while they had good access to regional media, they also faced some threats and intimidations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Ethiopia's Tigray region defies PM Abiy with 'illegal' election|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200909-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-defies-pm-abiy-with-illegal-election-1|access-date=2020-09-27|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-04|title=Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53807187|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref>
The campaign featured televised debates among leaders of different parties. Opposition parties stated that while they had good access to regional media, they also faced some threats and intimidations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Ethiopia's Tigray region defies PM Abiy with 'illegal' election|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200909-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-defies-pm-abiy-with-illegal-election-1|access-date=2020-09-27|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-04|title=Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53807187|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref>


==Consequences==
===Boycott===
[[Arena Tigray]] boycotted the election on the grounds of "political provocations by the TPLF", the COVID-19 pandemic and what it saw as the illegitimacy of the election.<ref name="AddisFortune_Arena_anti_election" /> The [[Tigray Democratic Party]] also stated that it would boycott the election.<ref name="AddisStand_Tigray_electoral" />
This regional election has partly led to the [[Tigray conflict]] in [[Tigray Region]] in Ethiopia.


==Results==
==Results==
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|align=left|[[Tigray People's Liberation Front]]|| 2,590,620
|align=left|[[Tigray People's Liberation Front]]|| 2,590,620
| 98.20
| 98.20
| 152<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results" /> or 190<ref name="AddisFortune_TigElection_extra_results" />
| 152
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
|style="background-color:black"|
|style="background-color:black"|
|align=left|National Congress of Great Tigray|| 20,839
|align=left|[[National Congress of Great Tigray]]|| 20,839
| 0.80 ||rowspan="4"|38<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results" /> or 0<ref name="AddisFortune_TigElection_extra_results" />
| 0.80 ||rowspan="4"|38
|rowspan="4"|+38
|rowspan="4"|+38
|-
|-
|style="background-color:orange"|
|style="background-color:orange"|
|align=left|Tigray Independence Party|| 18,479
|align=left|[[Tigray Independence Party]]|| 18,479
| 0.71
| 0.71
|-
|-
|style="background-color:yellow"|
|style="background-color:yellow"|
|align=left|Salsay Woyane Tigray|| 3,136
|align=left|[[Salsay Weyane Tigray]]|| 7,136
| 0.28
| 0.28
|-
|-
|style="background-color:darkblue"|
|style="background-color:darkblue"|
|align=left|Assimba Democratic Party
|align=left|[[Assimba Democratic Party]]
| 774 || 0.01
| 774 || 0.01
|-
|-
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|-
|align=left colspan="6"|Source: [[BBC News]]<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results" />
|align=left colspan="6"|Source: [[BBC News]]<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results" />
|-
|}

On 11 September 2020 the Amharic language service of the [[BBC]] reported that, of the 190 members of the state council, 152 were controlled by the TPLF and 38 were to be distributed to rival parties.

However, in local reports in September 2020, the Tigray Region state council allocated 16 seats to the four opposition parties.<ref name="AddisFortune_TigElection_extra_results" />
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=2|Party
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|style="background-color:black"|
|align=left|[[National Congress of Great Tigray]]
|8
| +8
|-
|style="background-color:orange"|
|align=left|[[Tigray Independence Party]]
|5
| +5
|-
|style="background-color:yellow"|
|align=left|[[Salsay Weyane Tigray]]
|2
| +2
|-
|style="background-color:darkblue"|
|align=left|[[Assimba Democratic Party]]
|1
| +1
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''16'''||'''+16'''
|-
|align=left colspan="6"|Source: ''[[Addis Fortune]]''<ref name="AddisFortune_TigElection_extra_results" />
|-
|-
|}
|}
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<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results">{{cite news | language =am | title= የትግረይ ምርጫ፡ በትግራይ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ህወሓት ማሸነፉ ተገለፀ |trans-title = | year = 2020 |newspaper= [[BBC News]] | url= https://www.bbc.com/amharic/news-54094329?at_campaign=64 |accessdate=2020-11-23 |archiveurl= https://archive.today/3WzJK |archivedate= 2020-11-22 |url-status=live |url-access = }}</ref>
<ref name="BBC_Tigray2020_election_results">{{cite news | language =am | title= የትግረይ ምርጫ፡ በትግራይ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ህወሓት ማሸነፉ ተገለፀ | year = 2020 |newspaper= [[BBC News]] | url= https://www.bbc.com/amharic/news-54094329?at_campaign=64 |access-date=2020-11-23 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20201122230745/https://www.bbc.com/amharic/news-54094329?at_campaign=64 |archive-date= 2020-11-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AddisFortune_Arena_anti_election">{{cite news | title=Arena shies away from Tigray Regional election | date=2020-08-01 |newspaper=[[Addis Fortune]] | url=https://addisfortune.news/arena-shies-away-from-tigray-regional-election/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201216011422/https://addisfortune.news/arena-shies-away-from-tigray-regional-election/ |archive-date= 2020-12-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AddisStand_Tigray_electoral">{{cite news | title= News: Tigray state council approves appointment of regional electoral commission officials | date= 2020-07-16 |newspaper= [[Addis Standard]] | url= https://addisstandard.com/news-tigray-state-council-approves-appointment-of-regional-electoral-commission-officials/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20201216021726/https://addisstandard.com/news-tigray-state-council-approves-appointment-of-regional-electoral-commission-officials/ |archive-date= 2020-12-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AddisFortune_TigElection_extra_results">{{cite news | title= Debretsion faces rough road ahead as Tigray State President | date= 2020-09-24 |newspaper= [[Addis Fortune]] | url= https://addisfortune.news/news-alert/debretsion-faces-rough-road-ahead-as-tigray-state-president/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20201216032216/https://addisfortune.news/news-alert/debretsion-faces-rough-road-ahead-as-tigray-state-president/ |archive-date= 2020-12-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>


}}
}}


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{{Tigray conflict}}


[[Category:Elections in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Elections in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Tigray Region]]
[[Category:Prelude to the Tigray War]]
[[Category:2020 elections in Africa]]
[[Category:2020 elections in Africa|Tigray]]
[[Category:2020 in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:September 2020 events in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia]]




Latest revision as of 14:25, 27 April 2024

2020 Tigray regional election
← 2015 9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) TBD →
152 of the 190 seats in the Council of Tigray Regional State' Representatives
96 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Leader Debretsion Gebremichael
Party TPLF
Leader since 2018
Last election N/A
Seats before 152
Seats won 152
Seats after 152
Seat change 0
Popular vote 2,590,620
Percentage 98.2%
Chief Administrator before election

Debretsion Gebremichael
TPLF

Chief Administrator-designate

Debretsion Gebremichael
(disputed)
TPLF

On 9 September 2020, the Ethiopian region of Tigray held an election for its state council. The election was considered illegal by the federal government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who postponed the 2020 general election earlier in the year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] According to the election organisers, the Tigray People's Liberation Front won 98.2% of the vote and 100% of the 152 seats that were contested.[2]

Electoral environment

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People in Tigray registering to vote in the regional election during the COVID-19 pandemic. (August 2020)

France 24 reported aging war veterans and university students formed long lines to partake in the elections.

600 candidates from five parties competed for 152 seats in the 190 seat legislature. The distribution of the remaining 38 seats will be determined at a later date by participating parties.

The campaign featured televised debates among leaders of different parties. Opposition parties stated that while they had good access to regional media, they also faced some threats and intimidations.[3][4]

Boycott

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Arena Tigray boycotted the election on the grounds of "political provocations by the TPLF", the COVID-19 pandemic and what it saw as the illegitimacy of the election.[5] The Tigray Democratic Party also stated that it would boycott the election.[6]

Results

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Party[7] Votes % Seats +/–
Tigray People's Liberation Front 2,590,620 98.20 152[2] or 190[8] 0
National Congress of Great Tigray 20,839 0.80 38[2] or 0[8] +38
Tigray Independence Party 18,479 0.71
Salsay Weyane Tigray 7,136 0.28
Assimba Democratic Party 774 0.01
Invalid/blank votes – –
Total 2,633,848 100 190 +38
Registered voters/turnout 97.0 – –
Source: BBC News[2]

On 11 September 2020 the Amharic language service of the BBC reported that, of the 190 members of the state council, 152 were controlled by the TPLF and 38 were to be distributed to rival parties.

However, in local reports in September 2020, the Tigray Region state council allocated 16 seats to the four opposition parties.[8]

Party Seats +/–
National Congress of Great Tigray 8 +8
Tigray Independence Party 5 +5
Salsay Weyane Tigray 2 +2
Assimba Democratic Party 1 +1
Total 16 +16
Source: Addis Fortune[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia's Tigray region defies PM Abiy with 'illegal' election". France 24. 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "የትግረይ ምርጫ፡ በትግራይ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ህወሓት ማሸነፉ ተገለፀ". BBC News (in Amharic). 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia's Tigray region defies PM Abiy with 'illegal' election". France 24. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  4. ^ "Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up". BBC News. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  5. ^ "Arena shies away from Tigray Regional election". Addis Fortune. 2020-08-01. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. ^ "News: Tigray state council approves appointment of regional electoral commission officials". Addis Standard. 2020-07-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  7. ^ "Ethiopia's Tigray region holds vote, defying Abiy's federal gov't". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  8. ^ a b c d "Debretsion faces rough road ahead as Tigray State President". Addis Fortune. 2020-09-24. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.


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