Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-18 02:00:33|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Tuesday confirmed that Bereket Simon, a stalwart of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) for more than 30 years, has requested to resign from an influential post. Simon is a founding member of Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), one of the parties in the EPRDF coalition. Simon's resignation request came one week after the resignation of another senior EPRDF official, Abadula Gemeda, as speaker of the Ethiopian parliament. Gemeda is a founding member of another EPRDF coalition member party, Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO). The resignation of Gemeda and the resignation request of Simon have ignited speculation on possible division between the member parties of EPRDF.

Source: Ethiopian News October 17, 2017 18:11 UTC