ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Footage of an Ethiopian parliamentary session posted online on Saturday appeared to contradict official reports of the number of votes cast to validate the state of emergency, though government officials dismissed the discrepancy as a mistake. FILE PHOTO - Abadula Gemeda, Speaker of the Parliament addresses an extraordinary meeting on the state of emergency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa NegeriOn Friday, the House of People’s Representatives held an emergency session on state of emergency legislation imposed on Feb. 16, a day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s surprise resignation. The dispute could become yet another battleground in a country where unrest was triggered over land rights, before broadening into protests over marginalisation. The ruling EPRDF’s council is expected to announce Hailemariam’s successor next week following a vote, with many analysts expecting an Oromo to take the reins.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2018 18:33 UTC