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Ethiopia Postpones General Elections Because of Coronavirus

Ethiopia Postpones General Elections Because of Coronavirus

(Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia will postpone general elections that were scheduled for the end of August because of the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s electoral body said on Tuesday.

The East African nation has 26 confirmed cases of the virus. Voter registration was supposed to start on April 22 and campaigns a little more than a month later.

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