The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the world with its biggest test in living memory. The term of parliament will expire in early October 2020, and the elections should therefore be held by early September. A historic pandemic has brought us to an unprecedented constitutional moment—if not a constitutional crisis—which must be addressed by legal and democratic means. Ethiopia Insight — Is Tigray’s COVID-19 state of emergency constitutional, practical? Related Insight17 April 2020 Is Tigray’s COVID-19 state of emergency constitutional, practical?

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2020 18:33 UTC