Opinion Polls
 

The Famine of 2002-2003

What do you think is the status of the current famine crisis? [385 votes total]
It is under control (56) 15%
It will get worse (234) 61%
Same as it has been in the past 6 months (95) 25%
Ethiopia's Political Future - MediaETHIOPIA Poll
What do you think the outlook for the Ethiopian political scene is like in the next 12 months?
The challengers to Meles' rule will eventually kick him out of office.
Meles has won and will strengthen his power.
The situation is still fluid to make any calls.
I have no idea.

Ethiopian Opposition & Post-Election

What do you think the Opposition Parties should do in the next 3 months?

Accept the 194 seats and pusue challenging the contested ones through all means.
Boycott the parliament in September
Other.
  Current Results
Election 2005-- MediaETHIOPIA Poll

Whom do you think won the May 15, 2005 Election?


Kinijit (CUD) and Hibret (UEDF)
EPRDF
I am not sure.
 

Ethiopia's Political Future - MediaETHIOPIA Poll
What do you think the outlook for the Ethiopian political scene is like in the next 12 months?
The challengers to Meles' rule will eventually kick him out of office.
Meles has won and will strengthen his power.
The situation is still fluid to make any calls.
I have no idea.

The Addis Ababa Ring Road

How do you view the almost completed ring road of Addis? [582 votes total]
 
Very good to the city (507) 87%
Harmful to the city and its pedestians (75) 13%

Defection at the Air Force [April-May 2003]

How do you view the recent defection of members of the Ethiopian Air Force? [540 votes total]
Support them (219) 41%
Oppose them (222) 41%
neutral (99) 18%

 

Border Demarcations Tension & Change of Heart [April-May 2003]

What do you think about Eth. govt's recent activity about the upcoming border demarcations? [389 votes total]

Needs to be supported. (154) 40%
Oppose it. (194) 50%
neutral (41) 11%

 

Choice for Ethiopia's Leader [February-March 2003]

In the event of a free and fair election for Ethiopia's political leader, which of the following candidates would you vote for? [804 votes total]
Ato/Captain Haile G/Selassie (Indep) (74) 9%
Ato Meles Zenawi (TPLF/EPRDF) (273) 34%
Dr. Taye W/Semayat (Workers Union) (140) 17%
Dr. Beyene Petros (CAFPDE) (77) 10%
Professor Merara Gudina (ONC) (16) 2%
Ato Hailu Shawel (AAPO-AEPO) (29) 4%
Ato Lidetu Ayalew (EDP) (88) 11%
Dr. Admassu Gebeyehu (EDP) (16) 2%
Col. Goshu Wolde (Medhin) (46) 6%
Others (EPRP, EDU, etc candidates) (45) 6%

Famine of 2002-2003 [February 2003]

Which of the following describe best your feeling about the effects of the Famine in another 6 months? [355 votes total]
The death toll and suffering will be more than or as bad as 1984. (112) 32%
The death toll will be minimum thanks to timely delivery of food. (154) 43%
The damage on human and livestock lives will be moderate. (55) 15%
other (34) 10%

 

The Drought/Famine Issue - January 2003

Do you think the Meles Government is doing good job in handling the drought/famine crisis? [970 votes total]

Yes (282) 29%
No (688) 71%

 

The African Union Big Meeting in Addis - February 2003

Do you think the Eth. government's action is justified in spending millions of dollars (40 new limousines, for e.g.,) for the upcoming AU Meeting? [447 votes total]

YES (277) 62%
NO (170) 38%


Best CD and Book of the year 1994 (EC) & Misc.

Which Ethiopian singer released the best CD for 1994 (EC)? [499 responses]

Aster Aweke - Sukar (62) 12%
Gigi - Ejigayehu (143) 29%
Teddy Afro - Abugida (130) 26%
Hana Shenkute - Andande Indih New (4) 1%
Seble Solomon - Kalehubet (9) 2%
Tsegaye Eshetu - Werqe Zebu (10) 2%
Tsehaye Yohannes (11) 2%
Others (130) 26%
 
Which of the following do you think was the best book of the year 1994 (EC)? [257 responses]

Mengistu H/Mariam - Memoir (161) 63%
Eritrea’s War - Paul Henze (14) 5%
Beyond the Throne: The Enduring Legacy of H/Selassie - Indrias Getachew (25) 10%
Abyssinie Swing - Francis Falceto (11) 4%
The God who begat a jackal - Nega Mezlekia (23) 9%
Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestry (7) 3%
Bahre - Hasab - Getatchew Haile (16) 6%
 
Why do you visit Ethiopian web-sites most for? [271 responses]

News (237) 87%
Message Board (17) 6%
eCommerce (11) 4%
Classifieds (6) 2%
 
Have you used Ethiopian web-sites for purchasing online? [260 responses]

Yes (57) 22%
No (203) 78%
 

 

Which of the following best describe your feelings about the recent internal split in the OLF? [440 votes total]

it is good for Ethiopia (250) 57%
it is good for EPRDF (57) 13%
it will hurt the interest of the Oromo people (42) 10%
it is a temporary problem for the OLF. (55) 13%
other (add your comments below) (36)

US Vs Iraq

How do you feel about the US position on attacking Iraq? [752 votes total]

support it (207) 28%
do not support it (466) 62%
neutral (79) 11%

Most Important Issue for 1995 (EC)

Which issue do you think will be the most important national issue in 1995 (EC)? [444 votes total]
Impending Drought/Food Security (123) 28%
Politics - EPRDF's continued authocratic/ethnic governance/Threat to PM Meles' regime (95) 21%
Ethnic/Nationality Issues such as the Oromo Question (51) 11%
Security/Border Demarcation - Ethiopia-Eritrea (21) 5%
Health - HIV/AIDS (105) 24%
Environment and Poverty (37) 8%
Other (12) 3%

Ethiopia's Person of the Year 1994

For the better or worse, who was the most influential Ethiopian of the year 1994 (EC)? [689 votes total]
Dr. Beyene Petros (133) 19%
Prof. Merara Gudina (16) 2%
PM Meles Zenawi (161) 23%
Shiekh Al-Amoudi (135) 20%
Mr. Noah Samarrah (17) 2%
Gigi - Ejigayehu (33) 5%
Mamo Wolde (31) 4%
Dr. Berhanu Nega (14) 2%
Prof. Mesfin W/Mariam (82) 12%
Others (67) 10%

 

How do you feel about Meles' recent award of the Peace Prize? [465 votes total]
Disagree (364) 78%
Agree (101) 22%

August 2002

Two months after the border rulings, whom do you think came out as a winner? [504 votes total]
Ethiopia (138) 27%
Eritrea (219) 43%
Both won (22) 4%
Both lost (125) 25%

 

July 2002

Would you read the new book that documents the time of Col. Mengistu? [330 votes total]

Yes (262) 79%
No (57) 17%
Not sure (11) 3%

 

July 2002

Do you have faith in the "privatization" efforts of the current government? [368 votes total]
Yes (115) 31%
No (253) 69%

 

May - June 2002 Vote Results

How do you view Ato Lidetu et al EDP's (Eth. Democratic Party) Role in the Border Issue? [546 votes total]
Approve (333) 61%
Disapprove (77) 14%
Who is Ato Lidetu? What is EDP? (136) 25%

January - April 2002 Vote Results

Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Demarcation

What is your expectation of the Border Commission's ruling due in Feb 02? [876 votes total]
It will compromise Ethiopia's interest. (394) 45%
It will offer a mutually beneficial arrangement (157) 18%
It is irrelevant as future regimes can break it at will. (325) 37%

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April 2002 Vote Results

How do you rate Haile G/Selassie's Chances in the London Marathon on April 14-02? [137 votes total]

He will win (91) 66%

He may not win (46) 34%

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January - February 2002 Vote Results

What is your expectation of the Border Commission's ruling due in Feb 02? [778 votes total]
It will compromise Ethiopia's interest. (352) 45%
It will offer a mutually beneficial arrangement (137) 18%
It is irrelevant as future regimes can break it at will. (289) 37%

 

March 2002 Vote Results

What do you think the govt do to nationalized houses and buildings? [394 votes total]

Keep them nationalized. (40) 10%
Return to the rightful owners or their family. (230) 58%
Sell them under well-regulated and audited auction. (74) 19%
Let the renters keep it. (39) 10%
Other. (11) 3%

 

DECEMBER 2001 Vote Results

How do you view the recent closure of Somali banks in Addis and presence of ET troops in Puntland? [241 votes total]

support it (125) 52%
disapprove it (88) 37%
neutral (28) 12%

 

DECEMBER 2001 Vote Results

What is your feeling on Gigi's interview with NPR where she had strong words about ET culture & women [375 votes total]

was offended by it. (149) 40%
respect her right to any opinion. (169) 45%
agree with what she said. (57) 15%

 

NOVEMBER 2001 Vote Results

An Arabic-speaking Ethiopian student at SDSU [San Diego State University] recently confronted 4 Saudi students at the same school who were allegedly praising the terrorist attack on WTC in a conversation he overheard. The University officials later gave h [325 votes total]

The student should not have been disciplined. (217) 67%
The University was right in disciplining him. (108) 33%

October 2001 Vote Results

In a public meeting, Dr. Berhanu Nega recently said that Ethiopia's coming challenge is the Oromo Question. Do you agree with him? [378 votes total]


Agree strongly (165) 44%
somewhat agree (72) 19%
Disagree (141) 37%

September 2001 Vote Results

If you were living and working in Ethiopia, would you pay 1500 Birr for a New Year party at Sheraton? [261 votes total]
Yes. (40) 15%
No. (191) 73%
Don't know. (30) 11%

 

August 2001 Vote Results  

What is your opinion towards Shiekh Alamoudine, Ethiopia's largest investor todate? [451 votes total]

very favorable (285) 63%
somehow favorable (73) 16%
not favorable (53) 12%
do not know (40) 9%

 

June-July 2001 Vote Results  

When do you plan to return to Ethiopia? [508 votes total]
1-5 years(195) 38%
5-10 years(113) 22%
At retirement.(93) 18%
Never.(107) 21%

 

May - June 2001

Which of the following very recent/contemporary Ethiopians do you respect and admire most? [478 votes total]

Haile Gebre Selassie (78) 16%
Dr. Fesseha Eshetu - Unity College (10) 2%
Ato Berhane Mewa - AA Chamber of Commerce (5) 1%
Dr. Beyene Petros (16) 3%
Prof. Merara Gudina (5) 1%
Sister Jember Teferra - Humanitarian (8) 2%
Ato SiIleshi Demissie (Gashe Abera Molla) - Keeping Addis Clean (24) 5%
The late Professor Asrat W/Yes (56) 12%
Derartu Tulu (8) 2%
Fatuma Roba (3) 1%
Gezahegn Abera (3) 1%
Ato Kibur Gena - Chamber of Commerce (0) 0%
Ato Meles Zenawi (44) 9%
Ato Noah Samarrah (4) 1%
W/O Elleni G/Amlak-West - AIDS Activist (8) 2%
Poet Laureate Tsegaye G/Medhin (20) 4%
Maitre Artist Afewerk Tekle (6) 1%
Sheikh Alamuddin (38) 8%
Ato Yidnakachew Tessema (11) 2%
Emperor Haile Selassie (59) 12%
Professor Mesfin W/Mariam (51) 11%
others (21)

 

May - June 2001 Vote Results  

Which of the following infamous quotes symbolizes the EPRDF era most? [241 Votes] 

"We will institutionalize the federation of ethnic groups. If the federation fails and Ethiopia breaks up; may be then Ethiopia was not meant to be." - PM Meles - 43%

"What Flag? It is just a piece of rug" - PM Meles -32%
"Ethiopia's History is only 100 years old" - House Speaker - Dawit - 7%

"Ethiopia does not need a port. We can use Berbera, Mombassa or Port Sudan." - PM Meles - 7%

"EPRDF not only knows how to win war but also how to make one" - Ato Siye Abraha - 6%

"We will give them a problem they will struggle with for 100 years" - Mr. Issayas Afeworki - 5%

April 2001 Vote Results  

Who is your most favorite contemporary Ethiopian singer? [699 votes total] 

28%   Tilahun Gessesse(197) 
26%   Aster Aweke(183) 
13%   Mohamud Ahmed(92)
10%   Ephrem Tamru(67)
4%     Alemayehu Eshete(28)
3%     Kuku Sebsebe(18)
2%     Thedros Tadesse(17)
2%     Martha Ashagari(14)
2%     Shambel Belayneh(11)
1%     Hana Shenkute(8)
9%     Others(64) - [mainly Neway and Kassa Tessema]


April 2001 Vote Results  

Where do you think most of the $1 Billion pledged to Eth. Govt by World Bank/IMF/EU will go?
(of 562 respondents)


20%   towards development/food security etc..
18%   mishandled by State/Parastate/NGOs
61%   EPRDF will use the money for Tigray only


February, March 2001 Vote Results

Which of the following issues is crying most for genuine and effective leadership in Ethiopia today?

(of 523 respondents)

31%   The issue of Outlet to the Sea/Assab
28%   Health Issues (HIV/AIDS, TB, etc)
13%   Food Security
14%   Issue of post-EPRDF Ethiopia
8%   Security (threat from Somalia,EPLF/OLF)
6%   Other (eg Nile, Over-Population)


October/November/December 2000 Vote Results

QWhich of the following describe best your feelings about H/Selassie I?

(of 1258 respondents)

35%   One of Ethiopia's Great Leaders.
26%   Great Leader; but had many short comings.
22%   His shortcomings diminished his legacy.

17%   Enjoys more respect outside Ethiopia.


Summer 2000 Vote Results

Q:  What do you think the Eth. Government should get out of the Negotiation with EPLF's Eritrea?

(of almost 2000 respondents) [1948 votes counted]


70%   Get Assab back to Ethiopia.
11%   Negotiate Unlimited Access to Assab..
11%   The Negotiations will go nowhere.

8%   Protect disputed regions only in Tigray


May 2000 Vote Results

Q: What topics are of high importance to you and your family?

Out of a total of more than 470 votes:

43%   Eth. culture, history, philosophy etc.
19%   Current events and news
13%   Family health news/reports, education
10%   Technology and Science News/Summary
7%   Profile of exemplary and prominent Eth.
7%   Review of Books, Music, Restaurants etc.


December 1999 - January 2000 Vote Results

Q: How should Ethiopia deal with the Blue Nile River issue to safeguard its strategic interests?


(of 492 respondents)


39%   Strike equitable deal with Egypt--&--Sudan
37%   Assume more aggressive and dominant role

17%   Use it as effective negotiating tool
 7%   Ignore the issue. It is not a major issue


October 1999 Vote Results

Q: Which of the following describe best your feelings about the war in Northern Ethiopia?

(of 360 respondents) 


35% The war is nonsense and should stop.
30% The conflict is between TPLF and Shabia
18% War should continue until EPLF's defeat
17% It is a war of aggression against Ethiopia.
Disclaimer: Due to evidence that about 100 votes were recorded by a single person in a time-span of about 15 minutes, all votes after 360 were considered invalid.


September 1999 Vote Results

Q: What is the most pressing national problem in Ethiopia now?

Out of a total of more than 500 votes:

31%   Ethnic Policy of Government
20%   Food Security
18%   Lack of Democracy
17%   National Security  
15%   Health Crisis


August 1999 Vote Results:
Q: Should the Opposition participate in the year 2000 elections?

Out of a total of 276 votes:

61% voted Yes. 
39% voted no.

Disclaimer: This is not a scientific poll and is subjected to multiple votes that will skew results. Also the required background history of previous elections was not given.

 



October 1999 Vote Results

Q: Which of the following describe best your feelings about the war in Northern Ethiopia?

(of 360 respondents) 
35% The war is nonsense and should stop.
30% The conflict is between TPLF and Shabia
18% War should continue until EPLF's defeat
17% It is a war of aggression against Ethiopia.
Disclaimer: Due to evidence that about 100 votes were recorded by a single person in a time-span of about 15 minutes, all votes after 360 were considered invalid.


September 1999 Vote Results

Q: What is the most pressing national problem in Ethiopia now?

Out of a total of more than 500 votes:

31%   Ethnic Policy of Government
20%   Food Security
18%   Lack of Democracy
17%   National Security  
15%   Health Crisis


August 1999 Vote Results:
Q: Should the Opposition participate in the year 2000 elections?

Out of a total of 276 votes:

61% voted Yes. 
39% voted no.

Disclaimer: This is not a scientific poll and is subjected to multiple votes that will skew results. Also the required background history of previous elections was not given.


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