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SNNPR as retaliation for voters electing opposition candidates. According to the SEPDC, some of their supporters were suspended or dismissed from their jobs in retaliation, and some teachers in the SNNPR who served as SEPDC election observers found their salaries were withheld and were denied entry to summer update courses. many civil servants who supported the opposition were fired from their positions.
903:(SPDP), as well as 156 private candidates contested the 23 seats reserved for the region in the House of Peoples' Representatives and the 168 seats in the State Council. About 75% of the 1.15 million registered voters in the Region cast ballots. Announced results gave 19 of the seats to the SPDP, and the remaining four to independent candidates. 858:
In its annual report on Human Rights, the US State Department stated that there were numerous credible reports that persons who supported or voted for opposition candidates were harassed. For example, there were credible reports that ruling party personnel withheld fertilizer and food aid in the
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alone, with 23 seats reserved for the region in the House of Peoples' Representatives and the 168 seats in the State Council. About 75% of the 1.15 million registered voters in the Region cast ballots. Announced results gave 19 of the seats to the SPDP, and the remaining four to independent
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In round one, held on 14 May, there were 20,252,000 registered voters, of whom 90% voted. Results were announced in mid-June by the NEBE. The EPRDF captured 481 of the 524 seats in the national election, broken down between its members as follows: the
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40. Independents won 10 seats and other parties won 6. Six of the seven constituencies in the Hadiya Zone where elections were run, were won by the HNDO.
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In the Regional elections, either the EPRDF or one of its member parties won the election except in
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councils. Although several opposition parties boycotted the election, 17 parties including the
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In round one, held on 14 May, there were 20,252,000 registered voters, of whom 90% voted. the
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14 May and 31 August 2000 Regional State Council Elections in Ethiopia
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Ethiopia Parliamentary Chamber: Elections held in 2000
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Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region
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