Ethiopia: National Dialogue Backs Idea of an Executive Presidency
Participants in Ethiopia’s national dialogue have broadly backed a constitutional reform that would merge the roles of prime minister and president. The proposal would pave the way for an executive presidency with enhanced powers.
Ethiopia could embark on a major transformation of its political system. At the end of several weeks of national dialogue, participants broadly backed a constitutional reform aimed at creating an executive presidency.
The proposed principle is to merge the currently separate roles of prime minister and president. This new presidential office would have enhanced powers, according to the reported information.
An institutional reform under consideration
The support expressed during the national dialogue marks a step in the examination of this institutional change. The proposed reform would alter the current balance of responsibilities at the top of the state by combining the two offices into a single role.
No further details have been provided on the timetable for implementing this constitutional reform or on the procedures that would still need to be followed for it to take effect.
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