Ethiopia’s opposition cautiously optimistic about prime minister’s resignation
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s opposition reacted cautiously on Friday, a day after the surprise resignation of the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, warning it did not herald real change as the ruling party remains in power. Hailemariam resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing splits within the country’s ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition. With the EPRDF and its allies controlling every seat in parliament, it is unclear what difference Hailemariam’s departure will make, said prominent opposition leader Merera Gudina, chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). "What the people are demanding is fundamental change," Merera told AFP, saying that Hailemariam’s departure was a matter of internal party politics. "So the change of an individual is really the homework for the EPRDF, not the people of Ethiopia." However, Merera said he was "cautiously optimistic", that Hailemariam’s departure could of...
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