Ethiopia: EPRDF Begins Decisive Congress in Which Reelecting PM Abiy Is the Least of Its Worries

Addis Abeba, October 03/2018 - More than 1000 members of the ruling EPRDF's movers and shakers are gathered in the lake city of Hawassa, the capital of the Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Regional state, (SNNPR), in what is largely seen as the most decisive congress of the collation ever since its existence 27 years ago.

EPRDF's congress is taking place in the immediate wake of the separate congresses by each of the four major parties to elect and reelect new and existing members of their respective executive and central committees. Accordingly, each party: Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Southern Ethiopia People Democratic Movement (SEPDM) have delegated nine executive and 45 central committee members to make up the 36 and 180 executive and council members of EPRDF, who will be calling the shots at the ongoing congress.

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