2024 Ethiopian presidential election

A presidential election was held in Ethiopia on 7 October 2024 to elect its next president.[1]

2024 Ethiopian presidential election

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Nominee Taye Atske Selassie
Party Independent
Electoral vote Unopposed

President before election

Sahle-Work Zewde
Independent

Elected President

Taye Atske Selassie
Independent

Diplomat and outgoing minister of foreign affairs Taye Atske Selassie was elected without contest to a six-year term amid tensions between former president Sahle-Work Zewde and prime minister Abiy Ahmed.[2]

Electoral process

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A presidential candidate is required to be elected by a joint session of the House of Federation and the House of Peoples' Representatives, the upper house and lower house of the Ethiopian parliament, the Federal Parliamentary Assembly, respectively.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yibeltal, Kalkidan (7 October 2024). "Ethiopia president replaced after falling out with PM". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ Tadesse, Fasika (7 October 2024). "Ethiopia Lawmakers Vote Taye as New President in Surprise Move". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Ethiopian president reelected for new six-year-term" Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, 9 October 2007.