Ethiopian MPs approve extending PM Abiy’s term amidst election delay vanguardnews
The members of Ethiopian House of Peoples Representatives have on Wednesday endorsed the extension of the nation’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, term as the coronavirus pandemic forced the authorities to postpone elections slated for August.
“The House of Federation has approved a decision to extend the term of all assemblies until international health institutions have deemed the threat from coronavirus to be over,” the Ethiopian News Agency reported.But their vote was an endorsement of recommendations submitted by the Council of Constitutional Inquiry, an advisory body that called for “elections to be held nine to 12 months after the coronavirus is deemed not to be a public health concern”.
That meant elections would not happen before lawmakers’ terms end in October — a dilemma for which the constitution does not provide a clear answer.The Council of Constitutional Inquiry held public hearings last month on possible next steps, though critics said these were insufficiently inclusive of opposition voices.
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