Ethiopia’s Unilateral Ceasefire and the West’s (US & EU) Encouragement of TPLF’s Warmongering

The Ethiopian National Election Board (NEB) announced results of the June 21, 2021 elections and Prosperity Party has won 410 out of the 436 contested seats in the House of Peoples Representatives.

Security issues deterred voting in some woredas (constituencies) and they are scheduled for voting in a few weeks. A total of 547 seats constitute the federal parliament.

The elections were peaceful and some irregularities in some regions were reported by the NEB which included intimidation of observers and the forgery of documents.

The honorable NEB board chair Birtukan Mideksa stated that lots of lessons were learned from the process and reassured the nation that transfer of power will be through elections from here on. 

The NEB board chair took the time to detail the efforts of the young election workers determination to make the election a success. She thanked the leading staff of the election process for taking up the challenges of laying the foundation of a reformed strong institution. 

At the same time, the Washington Post decried PM Abiy’s governance with negative propaganda… with a headline charging on how Ethiopia claims to have laid down its arms as it continues to weaponize starvation in Tigray…with choice words such as on set of famine making a difference between life and death, a government blockade, absence of commercial flights, and blockage land routes in and out of Tigray. 

TPLF continues to beat war drums in the region (killil) not minding the plight of some Tigreans for peace.