Ethiopia's parliamentary election will be held on August 29, the country's electoral board has said. The announcement on Friday came weeks after the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) had proposed August 16 as a tentative date for the election, a first test of voter support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The final results of the election will be announced from August 30 to September 8, according to the new schedule. Plans to hold the parliamentary and regional council elections in May were postponed as neither authorities nor parties would be ready, Mideksa had said in January. The prime minister took office in 2018 after mass protests forced his predecessor, Hailemariam Desalegn, to resign.

Source: Ethiopian News February 14, 2020 16:07 UTC