in a democratic transition becauseth it's a country typel fractured along party lines. i spoke to the chair of the ethiopia human rights commission. there's a few things -- don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. >> organizing the election was a necessary step to have an elected government in a credible process. we have a credible elections commission for the process and there's a credible political space for competitive elections, so this was a necessary step to understand long-term solutions for ethiopia. >> reporter: ethiopia prime minister's prosperity party is widely expected to win. he needs the legitimacy of facing the voters -- in 2018 and