Ethopia: NEBE proposes ban on direct salary deductions for party fees in electoral law amendment

Addis Abeba– The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has proposed an amendment to the Ethiopian Electoral, Political Parties Registration, and Election’s Code of Conduct Proclamation, introducing a provision that would prohibit government institutions from “directly” deducting political party membership fees from employees’ salaries.

The draft, which has been under discussion with various stakeholders since January, aims to replace the current…