Will Tigray's election deliver democracy?

Elections in Tigray are likely to face logistical challenges, financial constraints, and security concerns due to lingering effects from the conflict. 

Ensuring voter registration, distributing electoral materials, training electoral staff, and establishing polling stations may prove difficult in a region affected by widespread displacement, infrastructure damage, and insecurity.

But, these elections in #Tigray next Ethiopian year signal progress in consolidating stability despite obstacles to transforming the region's politics.

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