ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his Prosperity Party on their victory in Ethiopia’s parliamentary elections.
The Prosperity Party's clear victory confirms Abiy Ahmed's central role in Ethiopian politics, but it does not bridge the rifts opened by the internal conflict. Addis Ababa now aims to consolidate the state, revive the economy, and strengthen its role in the BRICS. The Ethiopian general elections on June 1 clearly confirmed the dominance of the Prosperity Party and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, paving the way for him to a new political mandate …