Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), Chairman of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the governing party of Tigray Regional State, cemented the region's presidency after receiving an overwhelming support by newly constituted regional parliament.
Debretsion was already serving as the deputy president of Tigray state after having been elected to the position by the outgoing Council in January 2018. Although he held the full responsibility of the regional presidency, he was elected as 'deputy' because he wasn't a member of the regional parliament.
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