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Article: Ethiopian electoral board rules for reelection in six polling stations

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May 20, 2005
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Ethiopian electoral board rules for reelection in six polling stations

ADDIS ABABA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said Friday it has decided to conduct reelection in six polling stations on May 22.

NEBE deputy head Tesfaye Mengesha said in a statement that the board has ruled for re-election in the polling stations where polling did not take place properly.

Reelection would be held this coming Sunday in Beltina Dibaba polling station in Oromia State as a certain election executive had been caught while illegally putting in several ballot papers into the ballot box.

Polling would be held this coming Sunday in Gollojawi and Gedecho polling stations in ...

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