Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict (opens in new tab)

Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict Expert comment thilton.drupal 28 May 2026 Ethiopia will hold elections on 1 June amid persistent instability and simmering regional tensions. Ethiopia’s election on 1 June is likely to be among the least competitive of the seven national elections held since multiparty democracy was introduced in 1991. In the period since then, elections have been staged with the aim of reinforcing the incumbent government’s power, ra...