{"id":3750,"date":"2018-03-28T12:29:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T09:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somalionlinemedia.com\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2018-03-28T12:29:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T09:29:18","slug":"abiy-ahmed-oo-lafilayo-in-uu-noqdo-raiisul-wasaaraha-cusub-ee-itoobiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/faafitv.com\/?p=3750","title":{"rendered":"Abiy Ahmed oo lafilayo in uu noqdo ra\u2019iisul wasaaraha cusub ee Itoobiya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tAFP<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia&#8217;s ruling coalition on Tuesday elected as leader Abiy Ahmed, from the country&#8217;s largest ethnic group the Oromo, paving the way for him to become prime minister, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>As the leader of the ruling Ethiopian People&#8217;s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Abiy is set to take over from Hailemariam Desalegn, who announced his resignation last month in a surprise move that prompted the government to declare a nationwide state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The EPRDF council has elected Dr. Abiy Ahmed as the leader of the party,&#8221; government-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad_container_24\">\n<div id=\"ad-600x50-1\" class=\"24ad600x50\">\n<div class=\"noad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;c=234&#8243; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=&#8221;https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;c=234&#8243; border=&#8221;0&#8243; alt=&#8221;&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Abiy will be the first Oromo prime minister in the 27 years of EPRDF rule. The Oromo began months of anti-government protests in late 2015 that resulted in hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The EPRDF government imposed a 10-month state of emergency in October 2016 that quelled the violence, but anti-government sentiment remains strong among the Oromo, and was seen as a factor in Hailemariam&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Composed of four ethnically based parties, the EPRDF and its allies control all seats in the parliament, which must confirm the new prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>The latest state of emergency was declared a day after Hailemariam&#8217;s resignation and was condemned by Ethiopia&#8217;s western allies, including the United States and European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, police arrested a group of dissidents including several who had been freed from jail in February in a prisoner amnesty ordered by Hailemariam to &#8220;improve the national consensus and widen the democratic platform&#8221;.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFP Ethiopia&#8217;s ruling coalition on Tuesday elected as leader Abiy Ahmed, from the country&#8217;s largest ethnic group the Oromo, paving the way for him to become prime minister, state media reported. 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