2013 Ethiopian presidential election

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2013 Ethiopian presidential election

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Nominee Mulatu Teshome Party OPDO Electoral vote 659 (unanimous)

President before election Girma Wolde-Giorgis Independent Elected President Mulatu Teshome OPDO

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The presidential election held on 7 October 2013,^[1] was the fourth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect the country's third president.^[2] Mulatu Teshome was elected by the parliament to a six-year term.^[1] Incumbent president Girma Wolde-Giorgis was barred from seeking re-election due to term limits.^{[citation needed]}