37.4 Millions people eligible to cast ballots, 9,175 candidates competing Addis Getachew and Seleshi Tessema Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday convened a meeting of the National Election Security Strategic Command, a day ahead of the 6th general elections. As many as 9,175 candidates have been fielded by 47 political parties, while 125 join in the contest independently in the polls to be conducted at more than 45,000 polling stations across the country. But voters in 78 of 547 constituencies in the country will have to wait until Sept. 6 due to logistical, security and administrative hurdles. The meeting
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