The incumbent Prosperity Party intentionally did not field candidates in 15 percent of Ethiopia’s electoral constituencies for last month’s elections in a bid to encourage wider opposition participation in governance, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD). He told lawmakers the ruling party opted earlier this year to carve out space for opposition parties. “A trend where the ruling party intentionally opts not to contest seats in favor of…
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