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A parliamentary election was held in Ethiopia on May 23, 2010. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) reported that a total of 29,170,867 people were registered to vote in this election.〔("Registered Voters for 2010 General Election /By Region/" ) (accessed 16 May 2010)〕 There was a total of 4,525 candidates running for the open positions—which included 546 seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives; 1,349 of whom were members of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), 374 members of parties loosely aligned with the EPRDF, 2,798 members of opposition parties, and 4 independent candidates.〔("Number of Political Parties and Independent Candidates for Regional Councils /2010 General Election/" ) (accessed 16 May 2010)〕 == Run-up to the election == The incumbent party EPRDF and opposition parties have signed Election Code of Conduct. They have agreed on time allocation of public media, though the opposition leaders are complaining the time allocated to them saying that it is unfair for the ruling party to take the highest share of the time. Very recently they have started campaign debate that was transmitted on the public television, ETV. One opposition party, the All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP), expressed its serious concern and walked out of the debate requesting the debate to be transmitted live and with the presence and in front of the public. Based on the violence associated with the previous general election, on 13 April 2010 the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert "before and after national parliamentary elections scheduled for May 23, 2010, and recommends against all but essential travel to Ethiopia during this period." The travel alert pointed out that "U.S. citizens () ... maintain a high level of security awareness at all times and avoid political rallies, demonstrations, and crowds of any kind. U.S. citizens should avoid polling places on election day, and be aware that authorities will strictly enforce specific prohibitions such as photography at polling stations."〔("Travel Alert: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs" ), 13 April 2010 (accessed 16 April 2010)〕 Activists of opposition parties have expressed their concern that the election will lead to violence and that their supporters will be arrested and imprisoned. Beyene Petros was reported to have claimed to United States diplomatic personnel that "EPRDF cadres in Eastern Wolaita" attacked opposition party leaders and vandalized their cars when they attempted to register candidates in that part of Ethiopia.〔("10ADDISABABA328: ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT" ) (WikiLeaks cable)〕 Opposition leader Merera Gudina has stated that because the ruling EPRDF now controls all local administrations, this election will be a struggle to prevent Ethiopia from becoming a one-party state.〔("Potential For Violence Shadows Ethiopia's 2010 Election" ), Voice of America website (accessed 30 November 2009)〕〔("US concerned at restrictions on Ethiopia opposition" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethiopian general election, 2010」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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