Ataklti Haile Selassie

Ataklti Haile Selassie (also Atakilty, Haileselassie, Haileselasie, Hailesellassie) is an Ethiopian who was appointed mayor of Mekelle following the Mekelle offensive of the November 2020 Tigray conflict.[1]

Ataklti Haile Selassie
OccupationMayor (2020–) 
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Ataklti, and not as Haile Selassie.

Academia

In mid-2020, Ataklti was Corporate Communications Director at Mekelle University.[2]

Politics

Ataklti was one among six independent candidates in the 2020 Tigray regional election who withdrew their candidatures in the election. He stated that his candidature was based on the assumption of free air time on regional media and coverage of printing costs by the regional electoral commission. Ataklti argued that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions prevented door-to-door campaigns, so without radio, television or print access to campaigning, he had no chance to present his electoral platform to voters.[3]

Ataklti was appointed mayor of Mekelle in mid-December 2020 under the Transitional Government of Tigray, several weeks after the Mekelle offensive of the November 2020 Tigray conflict. On 17 December, Ataklti claimed that the city would return "to full normalcy within a short time". Direct elections for the membership of the Mekelle City Council were planned following Ataklti's nomination.[1][4]

References
  1. "Tigray Interim Administration, Residents of Mekelle City Conducting Discussion". Ethiopian News Agency. 2020-12-25. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. "Contact us". Mekelle University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. "Six independent candidates drop out of Tigray election". Ethiopia Observer. 2020-08-25. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  4. "Mekele City getting back to normal: Mayor Ataklti Haileselassie". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. 2020-12-17. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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