11. The Carter Center News Fall 2005
- Publication Date:
- 09-2005
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Carter Center
- Abstract:
- Increased competition and opposition participation in elections observed by The Carter Center in Liberia and Ethiopia marked progress for democracy in Africa in recent months. Ethiopia's May 2005 elections for national parliament, which gave citizens ademocratic choice for the first time, were sharply contested by opposition groups. In the Oct. 11 Liberian presidential and legislative elections, the country's first truly competitive elections in 25 years, 22 candidates vied for the presidency.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Democratization, Human Rights, and Political Economy
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Liberia, and Ethiopia