Ethiopia's defense minister, a key ally of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has criticized plans to transform the ruling coalition into a single party, highlighting growing divisions ahead of planned 2020 elections.
Ethiopia’s defense minister, a key ally of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has criticized plans to transform the ruling coalition into a single party, highlighting growing divisions ahead of planned 2020 elections.Analysts say the public split between the country’s most powerful ethnic Oromo politicians could increase political uncertainty ahead of the May polls, and hinder Abiy’s reformist agenda.
“I have had a different perspective from the beginning of the talks about the merger of EPRDF,” said Lemma, adding that “even if that is to happen it shouldn’t be done in a hurried way.” The three other parties last week voted to unite and form the Prosperity Party , which Abiy hopes will heal ethnic divisions that have marred his rule, while critics say it will only deepen them.Lemma is a former president of Ethiopia’s largest and most populous regional state, Oromia and is currently vice-chairman of the regional ruling party , with a large following in the region.
Ethiopian analyst Abel Abate said the public break between the two men will likely add to political uncertainty in the country as it prepares to hold general elections next year.
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