Elezioni in Etiopia, dubbi sul voto libero e democratico

19 Giugno 2021 di Redazione

Il 21 giugno il secondo Paese più popolato dell'Africa torna a votare dopo il 2015. Ma il clima è molto teso

Members of an Ethiopian police marching band salute during the national anthem at a parade to display new police uniforms and instruct them to maintain impartiality and respect the law during the upcoming election, in Meskel Square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, June 19, 2021. The country is due to vote in a general election on Monday, June, 21, 2021, the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Ethiopian police attend a parade to display new police uniforms and instruct them to maintain impartiality and respect the law during the upcoming election, in Meskel Square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, June 19, 2021. The country is due to vote in a general election on Monday, June, 21, 2021, the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Ethiopian police stage a demonstration to show the use of police dogs to catch a mock thief, center, stealing the phone of a victim, right, both played by police officers, at a parade to display new police uniforms and instruct them to maintain impartiality and respect the law during the upcoming election, in Meskel Square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, June 19, 2021. Pekka Haavisto, Finland's foreign minister, made critical remarks about Ethiopia's leadership on Friday, but the police officer playing the thief wearing a Finland sweatshirt said it was a coincidence and denied any connection to Friday's comments. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A member of an Ethiopian police marching band plays his instrument at a parade to display new police uniforms and instruct them to maintain impartiality and respect the law during the upcoming election, in Meskel Square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, June 19, 2021. The country is due to vote in a general election on Monday, June, 21, 2021, the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

An Ethiopian police band marches at a parade to display new police uniforms and instruct them to maintain impartiality and respect the law during the upcoming election, in Meskel Square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, June 19, 2021. The country is due to vote in a general election on Monday, June, 21, 2021, the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Ethiopian police march during a parade to display new police uniforms and instruct them to maintain impartiality and respect the law during the upcoming election, in Meskel Square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, June 19, 2021. The country is due to vote in a general election on Monday, June, 21, 2021, the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Le prossime elezioni in Etiopia che si terranno lunedì 21 giugno giungono in una situazione di forti tensioni a seguito dei due rinvii della tornata elettorale che doveva avvenire l’anno scorso. Il premier Abiy Ahmed Ali, infatti, a causa dei crimini contro l’umanità commessi in Tigray e Oromia, ha fatto scoppiare una guerra fredda col suo principale alleato occidentale, gli Usa. Ora restano alti i timori per la sicurezza, anche perché i seggi saranno chiusi in 54 circoscrizioni dove ancora ci sono combattimenti, la zona che corrisponde alla parte più povera del Paese. Sabato 19 giugno si è svolta una parata ad Addis Abeba e hanno sfilato tutti gli organi preposti alla sicurezza per mantenere l’imparzialità e rispettare le leggi. (foto Ap)