‘This is historic event as congress will determine future of our country,’ says Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy AhmedEthiopia's PM Abiy AhmedBy Addis Getachew and Seleshi TessemaADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaEthiopia’s ruling four-party coalition on Friday reelected incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as its chairman. “This is a historic event as the congress will determine the future of our country,” the country’s prime minister told the congress . According to Ethiopia’s law, the chairman of the ruling party or coalition is the default prime minister. This is the first time the congress was held since 2015 as Ethiopia had experienced anti-government protests which only halted six months ago when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power. The congress also reelected Demeke Mekonnen, the chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) as deputy chairman of the coalition.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2018 14:15 UTC