The crisis in Ethiopia has suddenly gained momentum and reached a tipping point. If the EPRDF broke up, the probability that Ethiopia would become a “failed state” is very high. This is a major change: in the history of Ethiopia, power has always come through the barrel of a gun. Since these foundational elections would be legislative, Parliament would finally acquire the primary role assigned to it in the Constitution. Free and fairHowever, this scenario can only work on one condition: that these elections are “free and fair”.

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2018 13:30 UTC