Ato Seye Abraha

Seye Abreha said Ethiopia’s Electoral Board was an accomplice in rigging the 23^rd May poll in which it declared the ruling Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) winner with a landslide victory.

The official result does not show the number of votes the other contesting parties gained in each constituency.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's election board confirmed on Monday Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's landslide victory in a May 23 election disputed by opposition parties and criticised by the European Union and the United States.

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's supreme court on Friday rejected election appeal by the opposition coalition over alleged fraud in the May 23 polls that saw the ruling regime coast to re-election.

"The supreme court has rejected all the appeals of Medrek which were 85 pages-long based on the fact that they lacked evidence and did not follow proper procedures," Supreme Court Judge Asegid Gashaw said.

The growing use of the stimulant Khat is causing widespread social problems among Britain's East African community, according to a Sky News investigation.

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's opposition bloc will lodge a court appeal on Monday to contest an electoral body rejection of calls for a re-run of parliamentary polls, a senior official told AFP.

Medrek has claimed the May 23 vote was riddled with fraud and complained that its observers and supporters were subject to intimidation, but its bid for a re-run was subsequently turned down for lack of evidence.