A total of 5,507 political and independent candidates have registered to run for seats in both the House of People's Representatives and eight regional assemblies in the upcoming elections in Ethiopia.
Officials of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) told journalists on Monday that 1,845 candidates have registered to run for seats in the House of People's Representatives, the lower house of parliament, while 3,662 for seats in the regional assemblies.
Kemal Bedri, NEBE chairman said that both the candidates and voter registration process had successfully ended throughout the country.
He said that a total of 25.6 million people have been registered to vote in the national elections slated for May 15.
People's Daily
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