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National Election Board of Ethiopia

Ethiopian autonomous government agency

Summary

Ethiopian autonomous government agency

FieldValue
nameNational Election Board of Ethiopia
native_name_aየኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ
native_name_rYe-Ītyōṗṗyā Biḥērawī Mirich’a Borid
typeAgency
logoNational Election Board of Ethiopia logo.svg
logo_size220px
formed1991
jurisdictionEthiopian government
headquartersAirport Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
coordinates
chief1_nameMelatework Hailu
chief1_positionChairperson
chief2_nameWubshet Ayele
chief2_positionDeputy
website

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) () is an autonomous federal government agency which supervises the national elections of Ethiopia. The NEBE was established by Proclamation number 64/1992, and answers to the House of Peoples' Representatives. Melatework Hailu has been the current chairperson of NEBE since 19 December 2023.

History

NEBE was established in 1991 subsequently appointing Kemal Bedri as its founding chairman. The agency would preside over the 1992 local elections as well as the 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election.

The election board was however made official by Article 102 of the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia.

Article 102 Election Board

  1. There shall be established a National Election Board independent of any influence, to conduct in an impartial manner free and fair election in Federal and State constituencies.
  2. Members of the Board shall be appointed by the House of Peoples' Representatives upon recommendation of the Prime Minister. Particulars shall be determined by law.

Chairpersons History

Chairperson
Kemal Bedry (1994 - 2007)
Merga Bekana (1999 - 2009)
Samiya Zekariya (2018 - 2019)
Birtukan Mideksa (2019 - 2023)

Structure

The NEBE consists of two components: the Board and the Secretariat. According to Article 6 of the amended Proclamation number 532/2006, the Board of the NEBE consists of nine members who are nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the House of Peoples' Representatives. These members are selected based on national diversity, and gender representation.

Reforms

In November 2018, during the prime ministership of Abiy Ahmed that started in April 2018 promising major reforms, the judge Birtukan Mideksa was appointed as the head of NEBE replacing incumbent Samia Gutu.

References

References

  1. "About NEBE".
  2. Standard2, Addis. (2023-12-19). "News: Melatework Hailu voted in as the new chairperson of National Election Board".
  3. (1997). "Ethiopia The Top 100 People". Indigo Publications.
  4. (1995). "Constitution of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia".
  5. "Past Chairs {{!}} National Election Board of Ethiopia".
  6. "Home {{!}} National Election Board of Ethiopia - NEBE Ethiopia".
  7. "Establishment and Structure of NEBE".
  8. (2018-11-24). "Chairwoman steps up". [[The Reporter (Ethiopia)]].
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