Ethiopian MPs approve extending PM Abiy’s term amidst election delay

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The members of Ethiopian House of Peoples Representatives (MPs) have on Wednesday endorsed the extension of the nation’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, term as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced the authorities to postpone elections slated for August.

According to the state media, the PM may remain in power till international health institutions announced the pandemic is over.

The move by the House of Federation, the upper house of parliament, was sure to anger opposition leaders who have accused Abiy of using the pandemic to artificially extend his time in office, and analysts warned of possible protests and boycotts.

“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.

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