The Ethiopian government disparaged the EU Observers final report on Tuesday. The press statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the report ‘as flawed as the preliminary statement issued by the Mission at the close of the elections in Ethiopia on 25 May 2010.’

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EU Observers released their final report on Ethiopian election on Monday. Given the moderateness of the report, it is puzzling why the Ethiopian government refused to host the press conference to release the report, which was held in Brussels rather than in Addis Ababa.

Thijs Berman, head of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia will present its Final Report about the May 23/2010 election on Monday. However, the venue for the release of the report is Brussels, not than Addis Ababa.

Reason? Ethiopia refused to host the event, according to Thijis Berman.