00:00Counting is continuing in several regions of Ethiopia, two days after general elections
00:06expected to hand Prime Minister Abeya Ahmed's ruling Prosperity Party an easy victory.
00:12The election board says telling in Siddhama, Gambela, Amhara, Somalia and the capital Addis Ababa is still ongoing.
00:18The voting was marred by insecurity in some regions.
00:30As we reported on Monday, on election day, more than 50,000 polling stations opened on time and some opened
00:42late.
00:45Accredited civil society organizations were present and observed the electoral process.
00:55Observers from the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa
01:03also monitored the process from the beginning to the end.
01:10Voters waited patiently in long queues, under the sun, in dark and in cold weather,
01:21without any security problems.
01:27This demonstrates that the election was conducted successfully.
01:33Votes cast after this will be counted in accordance with the law
01:38and the winning party will be declared, which will be the end of all these processes.
01:47Therefore, in general, it can be concluded that the election process, to date, has been successful.
02:02She said the delay was primarily due to long queues observed on Monday,
02:05despite the extension of voting until midnight.
02:08Following security incidents in Aromia and Amhara,
02:11most polling stations reopened, but it's not yet clear
02:14whether people will have a chance to cast their ballots in the 143 that didn't.
02:18The Tigray region again didn't take part in the poll,
02:21with organizers citing unfavorable conditions following a two-year civil war there
02:26and continuing political turmoil.
02:28The Tigray region again didn't take part in the poll,
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