Ethiopia's Abiy could consolidate power as 'executive president'

Why Is PM Abiy Ahmed Interested in Rewriting The Law To Create An All-Powerful President?

Delegates in Ethiopia just backed a constitutional plan to create a powerful executive presidency, raising an urgent question. How many times must the continent watch leaders centralize absolute authority under the guise of unity before we admit that super-presidencies always end in tyranny?

Ethiopia backs executive presidency plan, raising fears of power grab

Ethiopia’s national dialogue has endorsed constitutional changes that would merge the roles of prime minister and president into a powerful executive presidency, a move critics warn could allow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to further consolidate his control after his party’s landslide election victory.

Ethiopia's Abiy could consolidate power as 'executive president'

A weeks-long political dialogue in Ethiopia has backed constitutional changes to create a new presidential system that could extend Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's control over the country.

Ethiopia Moves Toward Executive Presidency

A week-long national dialogue in Ethiopia has backed constitutional changes that would replace the country’s current parliamentary structure with an executive presidential system, a move critics say could further consolidate power around Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The talks ended on August 22 after more than a month of deliberations involving about 4,000 delegates. Participants overwhelmingly supported merging the offices of prime minister and t…

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed could consolidate power as executive president – Axadle

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed could tighten grip as ‘executive president’ Addis Ababa – Ethiopia has moved a step closer to a sweeping constitutional overhaul after a weeks-long political dialogue endorsed creating a presidential system that could further entrench Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s authority. Abiy, 50, has led the Horn of Africa nation of 130 million people […]