Ethiopia PM seeks to 'reform electoral system' after protests
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on October 11, 2016. Desalegn said his government wants to reform the country's electoral system, which has excluded the opposition and prompted months of bloody protests. PHOTO | AFP
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Tuesday his government wants to reform the country's electoral system, which has excluded the opposition and prompted months of bloody protests.
"Because of this electoral system 51 per cent of votes is enough to win all the seats," he told journalists after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
