Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Befeqadu Hailu, a blogger and human rights activist had good reason to celebrate Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's swearing-in ceremony on April 2 last year. The outcome of the 2020 elections will decide the future of Ahmed's political career as well as Ethiopia's political future. Abiy, who hails from the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), promised to solve the deep ethnic and political divides. "I have expectation that Ahmed will facilitate free and fair elections in 2020 compared with the previous two past national elections. "The outcome of the 2020 elections will decide the future of Ahmed's political career as well as Ethiopia's political future."

Source: Ethiopian News April 02, 2019 07:49 UTC