Dozens of polling stations delayed or closed over security concerns

Dozens of polling stations delayed or closed over security concerns

Voting in parts of the Amhara and Oromia regions was suspended during Monday’s general election due to security concerns, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said. While more than 50,000 polling stations were operating nationwide, 143 did not open because of security-related issues, the board said. National Election Board Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said at a press briefing on Monday that voting in the seventh general election began on sched…