(Bloomberg)--
By Nizar Manek and Samuel Gebre, 2 March 2018
- New party leader expected to become next prime minister
Hailemariam Desalegn announced surprise resignation Feb. 15
Ethiopia’s ruling party will soon meet to elect a new leader, two weeks after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned amid the worst anti-government protests in a quarter century.
The choice of a new chairman of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front is likely to demonstrate the party’s commitment to political reform as it seeks to reassert control over one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies and second-most populous nation, according to analysts including Ahmed Salim at Teneo Intelligence in Dubai.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-02/ethiopia-s-ruling-party-to-choose-new-leader-as-protests-rage