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Threats and control: Ethiopia opposition raises alarm ahead of elections

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 254 words · By Video by Tom CANETTI
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Claim 1: “FRANCE 24’s Tom Canetti reports from Addis Ababa”
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The web search results for 'Tom Canetti' returned results for the 'Talking Tom' mobile app and YouTube channel, providing no evidence regarding a journalist named Tom Canetti reporting from Addis Ababa.
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Claim 2: “general elections in Ethiopia that will take place on Monday”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that general elections in Ethiopia took place on June 1, 2026. June 1, 2026, falls on a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Ethiopia on 1 June 2026 to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives. 2026 Ethiopian general election ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ethiopian_general_electio…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 · Nationwide general elections are scheduled to take place in #Ethiopia on June 1, 2026. Avoid large gatherings and demonstrations and follow ...
https://www.facebook.com/travelGoC/posts/nationwide-general-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Voting will not take place in northern Tigray region and some parts of the Amhara region amid insecurity.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/1/ethiopia-holds-elect…
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Claim 3: “an opposition party has called for a nationwide protest”
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Multiple sources report that Ethiopian opposition parties have called for protests and that massive protests have occurred, including reports of government violence during these events.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ethiopian opposition party has called for a criminal investigation in more than 80 killings by government forces during massive protests in the past four weeks in the country’s Oromia region.(AP).
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/ethiopia-opposition-cha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Critics say opposition is losing credibility with violent protests, while activists insist people are simply refusing to be ruled the old way.Several requests by VOA for a response from the Ethiopian …
https://www.voanews.com/a/ethiopia-opposition-protests/35492…
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web search NEUTRAL — An Ethiopian opposition party leader warned Monday "the situation will get worse” after a weekend of violence in the African nation that left nearly 100 anti-government demonstrators dead.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/opposition-leader-deadly-…
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Claim 4: “the national election board has not approved the protest to take place”
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While there is evidence of opposition parties signaling a readiness to 'bypass' the electoral board, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that the national election board explicitly denied approval for a specific nationwide protest.
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web search NEUTRAL — Under the current constitution, Ethiopia conducts local, regional, and federal elections. At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a legislature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Ethiopia
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... Ethiopia's election was hailed as proof of democracy — but conflict, insecurity and disrupted polling kept millions from voting.
https://www.facebook.com/dw.africa/posts/ethiopias-election-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 ... PP is giant party - probably frastrating for power hungery but tiny parts like ESAPA. Im deeply honored to understand their psyco game.
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