Ethiopian PM Abiy expects parliamentary election in May or June


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  • Sunday, 12 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed waits for meeting to start in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election in May or June despite security and logistic concerns, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday.

The election will be the first under Nobel Peace Laureate Abiy, who took office in April 2018 and launched political and economic reforms.

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