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What next for Ethiopia’s polls as deadline looms?

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses the house of Parliament in Addis Ababa, after the swearing in ceremony on April 2, 2018. AFP PHOTO | ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER

By  Fred Oluoch

Contributor in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Following the postponement of the elections scheduled for August, Ethiopia might have to form an interim government before the term of the current parliament ends in early October.

This would mean incorporating the opposition—that was preparing to challenge Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed in August—into some sort of government of national unity.

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