Ethiopia People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the country’s ruling coalition has finally set a date for its Executive Committee meeting which is expected to produce a new Prime Minister. The 180-member body is also expected to elect a new chairman of the front, who will effectively become the next Prime Minister of the country. There is high expectation that the new Prime Minister will be from the Oromo bloc, the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO). The other parties in the EPRDF are: the dominant Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Southern Ethiopian Peoples Democratic Movement (SEPDM) and the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM). Desalegn (head of SEPDM) took over in September 2012 till his resignation in February 2018.

Source: Ethiopian News March 07, 2018 12:33 UTC