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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia has "no other choice" than to pursue multi-party democracy, the new reformist prime minister said Sunday, shaking the second nation once again the most populous of Africa. 19659002] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's chief of staff announced these remarks on Twitter, claiming that they had been delivered at a meeting with leaders of more than 50 national and regional parties, including Overseas, who demanded reforms in electoral law. According to Chief of Staff Fitsum Arega, the democratic regime would need strong institutions respectful of human rights and the rule of law
. The 42-year-old Prime Minister announced the figures of the prison opposition and the embrace of a peace agreement that led to the surprising restoration of diplomatic relations this month with its longtime rival Eritrea.
A few months ago The human rights chief of the United States and others have expressed concern over hundreds of deaths and the detention of tens of thousands of people. The economy, one of the most dynamic in Africa, has suffered.
The ruling coalition in Ethiopia, in power since 1991 and with affiliated parties occupying all seats in parliament, created Abiy after the departure of former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. this year. Notably, Abiy does not come from the Tigray People's Liberation Front, a ruling coalition party that has been the dominant force of the government for most of the past 27 years.
Since taking office, the new Prime Minister has surprised Ethiopians. openly acknowledging the torture pbaded by the security forces, announcing the opening of the state economy and suggesting that his own position should be limited in his mandates.
While the government called its democratic elections, election observers and human rights groups reported allegations of intimidation and vote rigging
"Electoral Reform, Yes, this must be the top priority. Only a quick transition to electoral democracy will save the country, "Jawar Mohammed, a prominent Ethiopian activist based in the United States, said on Facebook on Sunday. – (AP)
The recent withdrawal of three groups from the Ethiopian terrorist list, another of the new reforms, means that the Oromo Liberation Front and Ginbot 7 could challenge the ruling coalition in the elections of the year next. Their striking off, said Abiy's chief of staff at the time, "will encourage groups to use peaceful political speech to achieve political goals."
While many in Ethiopia encouraged change, radical changes in the country's government caused unrest. A grenade attack took place last month at a large rally in the capital, Addis Ababa, shortly after Abiy had approached the crowd and killed more than 150 people.
The ruling coalition blamed the "desperate elements of peace" reforms. –
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