Ethiopian Parliament Expresses Consent over Postponement of General ElectionsBY Staff ReporterMay 1, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- The Ethiopian parliament has expressed consent over the proposal of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia that the next general elections should be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The constitution also states that elections must be conducted every five years and does not give the government an explicit power to extend a term beyond five years. The board’s proposal faced opposition from Tigray MPs who claimed that the COVID-19 threat is too risky to suspend the general elections. Finally, the parliament accepted the board’s decision with a majority vote and referred it to the legal, justice, and administrative standing committee of the parliament for further scrutiny. Follow Ezega on LinkedIn for Ethiopia Jobs and Ethiopian News Today.

Source: Ethiopian News May 01, 2020 06:00 UTC