“This makes the election unconstitutional and illegitimate. Members of the upper house of parliament from the Tigray region boycotted its meeting Saturday. The Sept. 9 vote will elect members of the regional parliament, which in turn will elect the region’s cabinet and administrators. The loosening of the former government’s repressive measures, however, have opened the way for certain long-held grievances and requests by some regions for more autonomy. The former government was largely led by people from the Tigray region, exacerbating the tensions.

Source: Ethiopian News September 05, 2020 16:18 UTC