蜜芽传媒

Ethiopians are voting today in regional and federal parliamentary elections. The vote, which has been delayed twice, will be the first test at the ballot for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party since he was appointed to the position in 2018.

At least 110 constituencies will not take part in the election because of security and logistical reasons. This includes those in the Tigray region, where the government has waged an 8-month war against Tigray People鈥檚 Liberation Front.

The 蜜芽传媒's Kalkidan Yibeltal is in Addis Ababa.

"Even prior to the conflict in Tigray, there have been more than 2 million people displaced by ethnic clashes in multiple areas across the country. So the main issue for many voters is security and peace and the apparent inability for people from different groups to live together."

(Photo: Two women vote in Addis Ababa. Credit: Reuters)