The ruling coalition in Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is set to merge with the five affiliate parties. This is indicated today by the reformist leader of EPRDF and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, who is conferring with the central committee members of the five affiliate parties from Somali, Afar, Harari, Gambella and Benishangul Gumz. “We will soon abolish the name affiliate or supporter party…. PM Abiy indicated that he has been asked several times by the people from the affiliate parties on how they become part of the ruling coalition and qualified individuals from them can be entitled to become Prime Minister and the like. The ruling coalition in Ethiopia, which has been on power for over two decades, has three ethnic and one region based political parties, namely from Tigre, Amhara, Oromo ethic groups and a party representing the Southern part of the country with over 40 ethnic groups.

Source: Ethiopian News February 24, 2019 10:41 UTC