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Vote for Ethiopa’s next president

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

If the upcoming elections in Ethiopia were legitimate, and there is a presidential system (instead of the current fake parliamentary system where the prime minister is a dictator), who would you vote to be next president and vice-president of Ethiopia.

Please post your suggestions below with detailed explanations. The top 10 names that are nominated by readers will be voted on after one week of collecting your suggestions.

This is not expected to be a scientific poll, but it will be a valuable information as to which current political leaders are viewed most favorably by the people of Ethiopia.

181 thoughts on “Vote for Ethiopa’s next president”

  1. I vote for a true ethiopian democrat, Birtukan Mideksa. When a former defence minister, Siye Abrha, was accused of corruption. Mideksa released him on bail which is a rare and unique demonstration of judicial independence in Ethiopia. Never before nor after.

  8. Dr. Berehanu and Judge Birtukan accordingly. I just nominated them neither for thier academic acheivment nor for their political agenda. I am rather honored to pick them up for three basic reasosn.
    1. They are a real advocate of Human-rights.
    2.They are a real advocate of Human-right and
    3.They are a real advocate of Human-right

    What else one truely needs if he had a leader with benign Human right advocate?

  9. Ato Issayas Afewerk should not only the president of Ethiopia he should be the president of the continent of Africa, after that you will see no one mess with Africa. However, the big quesstion is African leaders are spoiled with bribury and corruption

  12. President: Dr. Birhanu Nega
    He is very talented, passionate for true democracy and freedom.
    Vice President: Birtukan Mideksa
    She is honest, fight for justice and rule of law.

    I wish, one day, we will be able to choose our leaders and concentrate all our effert on fighting poverty.

    May God be with us and bless us.

  14. Mr. Elias,
    You can not a poll like this.
    People with different political aspiration can’t be put in the same footing.
    If you wish a “dream poll” we can enlist so many names. Since Ethiopia has got 26 non-ethnic organizations and 66 ethnic organizations that are legally registered, it is too hard to vote for one Preident/Vice.
    If you add up Fanno-opposition such as **ppf’s, Olf, Oplf,slf,etc. Then we will come up to 126 parties as well as organizations.
    This number will double in the next five years.
    Under these funny circumstances Ethiopia could not have a genuine elected President.
    The names suggested above are illusionary names.
    Be it Berhanu Nega, Andargatchew,Birtukan, Isayas, Elias can not be leaders of Ethiopia. No way!
    Please do not joke on our country and our people.
    We want a Unity leader, and that will emerge by the will of GOD.
    Besides do not mix Ethiopia with Eritrea.Eritrea is a foreign country with its own leader. Leave them alone.
    Freedom of Ethiopia can not be determined by Eritrean officials or agents.

  18. 1, Elias Kefle, Elias knows how to handle all Ethiopian people Oromo, Ogaden, Tegere, Amaha, …etc

    2, Dr. Brehanu Nega, He can change Ethiopian Economy from negative to posetive

  22. Dr. Brehanu Nega president
    Prof Masin W/ Mariam v/president

    Birtukan for chief Justice

    Andy Tsegie will have all the resources to dismantle TPLF until none is left

  29. pr: dr. berehanu
    vise. pr. : judge birtukan
    f.minister: andargachew
    info. minister: elias kifle
    defence minister: gen. kemal gelchu
    supurim court pr. pro. alemayehu
    press minister: abreham belay or EMF

  30. president- Dawud Ibsa
    vice preisudent-Hawi bilisuma
    Prime minister- Dr.Beyane petros
    Foriegn affaires- Hassen Ali
    defense minister- kemal gelchu
    agricultural minister-berhanu Nega
    Hialu shawel-security gaurd for hawi bilisuma

  31. From Last year activity and speech I would say Dr. Berhanu Nuga for presidency and Andargachew Tsige for vise, but for two years transition period only. After two years they must not participate on election at least the first election.

  35. Dr. Birhanu Nega President
    Ato Andargachew Vice President
    Wt. Birtukan Mideksa Prime Minister(if there is any such position)..for next term she will go for the presidential election.
    Dr. Yacob HaileMariam Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Patriarch or Head of the muslim association or the evengelical church is not a political issue..leave it aside

  36. Professor Beyene President
    V/P Mersha
    Prime Minister Dawud Ibsa
    Foreign Minister Prof. Merara
    Justice Minister Birtukan
    Economy Minister Birhanu
    Defence Minister Mohammed Omar Osman or his elect
    Ministry of Intellegence Shambel Zewde Ayalew
    Information Minister Elias Kifle
    Ministry of Industry, Assefa Abreha

  40. Elias,

    Great idea, this will give people whom they should really consider.

    Those really elected should be those who struggled for Ethiopia as a whole, less pro ethnic, someone who sees everyone as equals and most of all, every ethnicity must be represented that will bring their people to democracy with peaceful harmony with others without being a puppet or oppressing others. What a utopia Ethiopia will be!

    Anyways: I am not giving them rank but these people should be in the next democratic government, I hope they don’t get greedy for better position. These people however sacrificed or demonstrated their love for Ethiopia:

    1. Birtucan
    2. Berhanu
    3. Kemal Gelchu
    4. Merara Gudina
    5. Andargachew Tsige
    6. Obang Metho
    7. Al Mariam
    More lists can be added, these are what quickly come to my mind.

  44. Ethiopian politics already became complicated and even if we get the right to vote for president and Vice president…, unless the current situation between different stakeholders (ethnic and multinational parties) changed (through dialog and compromise) we will not have a united leader.

    However my choice is Ms. Birtuka and Dr. Birhanu.

  45. Birtukan Mideksa and Andargachew Tsige stand out from all the leaders and politicians we have today. It doesn’t mean I don’t have respect for Dr. Negasso, Dr. Berhanu, Prof Mesfin and Dr. Merara in respective orders too. I do.

  48. It is great to see the level of participation but the polling needs to be done properly. Otherwise it will be like joking on our country and our people.
    We want a Unity leader, and that will emerge by the will of GOD.
    Besides do not mix Ethiopia with Eritrea. ritrea has chosen to be treated as a foreign country and leave that country alone.
    I wouldnt put wealth as a precondition for presidency. I want a well educated cultured and honest many who happens to have a non disfunctional family. I love Burtucan so much but because she is a single mother doesnt qualify to be a president. I want a person who has no grugdes or divorce. If a person can manage marriage properly with no adultery he or she can be a leader. That is critical but in a county where prostitution is offical, adultery is not comdemned and until that time we will have no good leader. It is a package deal that we havent figured yet.

    I will vote for a good family loving man whether christian or muslim of any background as long as they have proved themselves both acadamically and socially and that they are not communists or never have been.

  49. The Eritrean president, Isaias Afewerki, could bring Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan together.

    Than,we will elect him president of the new nation. The nation will be called THE HORN.

    The peoples of the Horn of Africa would be celebrating if this is going to happen.

  50. The only indespesabe person, and nobody else canfit, that I can imagine is the Harvard Professor Ephrem. Such a flip flop individual will help negociate between enemies at all corners including the terrorists.

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