2013 Ethiopian presidential election

none November 2018 May 2024 2013 Ethiopian presidential election Ethiopia presidential no no no 2007 Ethiopian presidential election 2007 2018 Ethiopian presidential election 2018 7 October 2013 150x150px Mulatu Teshome 659 (unanimous) FFA000 OPDO President Girma Wolde-Giorgis Independent Mulatu Teshome OPDO The presidential election held on 7 October 2013,Dr. Mulatu Teshome elected new President of Ethiopia http://www.ertagov.com/news/index.php/component/k2/item/1684-dr-mulatu-teshome-elected-new-president-of-ethiopia Mulugeta Kussa Ertagov.com Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency 7 October 2013 7 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131010002102/http://www.ertagov.com/news/index.php/component/k2/item/1684-dr-mulatu-teshome-elected-new-president-of-ethiopia 10 October 2013 dmy-all was the fourth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect the country's third president.Ethiopia Election Guide http://www.electionguide.org/country.php?ID=70 International Elections Guide IFES 19 June 2013 Mulatu Teshome was elected by the parliament to a six-year term. Incumbent president Girma Wolde-Giorgis was unable to seek re-election due to term limits.October 2013 Background and electoral process As a parliamentary republic, most administrative power and the effective ability is vested in the prime minister and the government, rather than the president, leaving the president as primarily a figurehead executive. However, the president retains significant Reserve powers granted by the constitution.September 2013 A presidential candidate is required to be elected by a joint session of the upper house and lower house of the Ethiopian parliament, the Federal Parliamentary Assembly, the House of Federation and the House of Peoples' Representatives, respectively."Ethiopian president reelected for new six-year-term" https://web.archive.org/web/20071011070103/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNyz81x7Btj8QhJPOcTPE9Q5yltA 11 October 2007 , AFP, 9 October 2007. Potential candidates Several persons have been the subject of speculation by various media sources as potential candidates in the election. The past two presidents, Negasso Gidada, and Girma Wolde-Giorgis, have hailed from the Oromo ethnic group, the country's largest, and thus it has been speculated that the ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, will again nominate an Oromo candidate. Publicly expressed interest Haile Gebrselassie, Olympic long-distance runner and businessmanBrown Oliver Haile Gebrselassie turns sights on Etho pian y presidency https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/10128506/Haile-Gebrselassie-turns-sights-on-Ethopian-presidency.html 19 June 2013 The Telegraph 19 June 2013Renee Diana Gebrselassie wants to rule athletics and country http://www.bdlive.co.za/articles/2012/08/01/gebrselassie-wants-to-rule-athletics-and-country 19 June 2013 Business Day 1 August 2012 Other potential candidates Abadula Gemeda, speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives and former Minister of DefenseFour at Flag Day http://addisfortune.com/Vol_12_No_596_Archive/news_radar.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232920/http://addisfortune.com/Vol_12_No_596_Archive/news_radar.htm usurped 10 June 2015 Addis Fortune 19 June 2013 Ashebir Woldegiorgis, independent member of parliament and former president of the Ethiopian Football FederationTadesse Kirubel Who could be our next president? http://www.capitalethiopia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=740:who-could-be-our-next-president-&catid=35:capital&Itemid=27 19 June 2013 Capital 19 March 2012 Aster Mamo, chief parliamentary whip of the government in the House of Peoples' Representatives Berhane Deressa, former Mayor of Addis AbabaRoad to the National Palace http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/in-depth/indepth-politics/item/903-road-to-the-national-palace 8 September 2013 The Reporter 24 August 2013 Yihunbelay, Bruh Zenebe, Wudineh https://web.archive.org/web/20140729033053/http://thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/in-depth/indepth-politics/item/903-road-to-the-national-palace 29 July 2014 dead dmy-all Bulcha Demeksa, businessman, founder of the Awash International Bank, and former chairman of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement Eleni Gabre-Madhin, businesswoman and founder of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Eyesuswork Zafu, President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce Genet Zewdie, Ethiopian ambassador to India Girma Wake, former chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines. Hailu Shawul, former chairman of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Kuma Demeksa, former Mayor of Addis Ababa Merga Bekana, chairman of the National Elections Board Mulu Solomon, former President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce Solome Tadesse, General Manager of the Ethiopian Radio and Television Authority References expanded Category:Presidential elections in Ethiopia Presidential Ethiopia Category:October 2013 in Ethiopia