It’s been a few days since EPRDF’s massive win in the 2010 has become evident and analysts are struggling to come up with a theory explaining the outcome. Granted that, the 2005 elections will serve as a point of departure for most.
Thus, I made a brief research to compare the two elections’ important features, though not exhaustive. The findings are presented here under nine headings.

The African Union Observer Mission has released,on May 26, its Preliminary Statement of its observations.

The European Union Election Observation Mission has released its Preliminary Report on May 25, 2010.

The National Election Board of FDRE announced provisional results of the 4th National & Regional.

Last week, the Amharic weekly Addisadmass asked three parties to predict the election results of.

Arguably, the USDS report proved its clout, albeit, in a baffling manner. It would be.

Birtukan Mideksa’s party, UDJ (aka ANDINET), made headlines, when its leaders surprised everyone by turning.

Justified you are to show ‘news fatigue’ or ‘reading-fatigue’, on the Birtukan Mideksa agenda. You.

As polling day approaches, the ruling party appears set to win by a landslide. Opposition.

Premising on the widely held view that the election is a lost battle for the opposition, not a few political commentators contend a post-election crisis is unlikely. Is that really, though? Is the likelihood of post-election crisis is contingent on how the opposition fare at the polls? A look at the previous elections and the makeup of the political landscape, reveals not only the likelihood of a crisis, but also the formula.