2018 Ethiopian presidential election

2018 Ethiopian presidential election
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Nominee Sahle-Work Zewde
Party Independent
Electoral vote 659 (unanimous)[citation needed]
President before election

Mulatu Teshome
OPDO

Elected President

Sahle-Work Zewde
Independent

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A snap presidential election was held in Ethiopia on 25 October 2018, prompted by the resignation of incumbent Mulatu Teshome.[1][2] It was the fifth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect its fourth president.[3]

Diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde was elected without contest to a six-year term, becoming Ethiopia's first non-royal female head of state[4][5] and the first female head of state since the death of Empress Zewditu in 1930.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Sahle-Work Zewde named Ethiopia's first woman president". Al Jazeera English. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome resigns amid Cabinet reshuffle, state media says". www.msn.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia Election Guide". International Elections Guide. IFES. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Ethiopia gets first female president". BBC News. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ Adebayo, Bukola. "Ethiopia appoints its first female president". CNN. Retrieved 26 October 2018.