ECCSA has elected Solomon Afework who was there representing the South Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association. Solomon won the election by securing 61 percent of the entire vote to become the successor of Mulu Solomon.
The election held on Thursday was the first of its kind to witness more than 2 nominees for the presidency. Among the nominees it was Abebaw Mekonen who won 72 votes to become the vice president of the Chamber.
Other candidates include, Getachew Ayenew representatives of the Amhara Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations and Tadesse Genna representative of the Oromia Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations who managed to secure only 59 and 48 votes respectively.
According to The Reporter, the election process was controversial and highly contested with instances of procedural irregularities. Individuals who attended the election told the paper, that the result was unexpected.
Source: The Reporter
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