ADDIS ABABA ( HALBEEG NEWS) – Ethiopia’s House of Peoples Representatives on Tuesday passed in a majority vote a resolution allowing the country to hold its general elections this year, State-affiliated Fana Broadcasting reports.
The East African country had been due to hold its national elections on 29 August but postponed them indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Fana, resolution No 16/2020 tabled by Chairperson of Women, Youth and Social Affairs Standing Committee, Abeba Yoseph, regarding the endorsement of the recommendation on national elections was passed with a majority vote and eight abstentions.
The move comes two weeks after the northern Tigray region held local elections in a show of defiance against the government order postponing the vote.
Parliament approval means the elections can go on with adherence to COVID-19 precautionary measures laid out by the Ministry of Health.
The country’s electoral board is now expected to announce the exact election schedule.
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