Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE) is a non-profit civil society organization with more than 175 civil society organizations. The coalition was licensed by the F.D.R.E Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) in 2019 with registration number 4748 under the Civil Society Organizations Proclamation 1113/2019. CECOE’s operational focus areas, interalia, are : to strengthen democratic institutions; prevent election-related violence; raising active participation of citizens and ensure a free, fair, and credible electoral process; and create a conducive environment for policy, legal, and institutional reform in Ethiopia through election observation, voter and civic education, research, and advocacy activities.
