The legal remedy that the parliament opted for to extend Ethiopia’s general election is “seeking constitutional interpretation”Tagesse Chaffo, speaker of House of Representatives. As per the Ethiopian constitution, a general election must take place every five years before the end of the parliament’s term. This is the final year of the parliament’s term, and the general election was scheduled for August 29, 2020. And parliament voted for the option to seek a constitutional interpretation for three articles in the constitutions. Based on the decision from parliament, interpretation is sought in connection article 54/1, article 58/3, and article 93.

Source: Ethiopian News May 05, 2020 15:47 UTC