Ethiopia Rules Out Early Elections to Address Unrest

Ethiopia’s government has ruled out holding new nationwide elections to address the grievances behind nearly a year of deadly protests.  But the opposition says the changes the government is undertaking are not good enough.  Government spokesman Getachew Reda says Ethiopia will not call for an early vote.  The next regional and nationwide elections are scheduled for 2020. “What we are trying to do is to follow the election cycle," said Reda. "This government...

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