Roundup: Ethiopia forms new gov’t as Abiy Ahmed reappointed PM amid security challenges-Xinhua
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) formally established the country's new federal government on Monday, as the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) appointed incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for another term in office. RULING PP FORMS NEW GOV'T The formation of the new government and the appointment of Abiy occurred during the inaugural session of the seventh HoPR tenure, completing the constitutional process that followed the general elections held on June 1. During the election, the PP won a landslide victory by garnering 438 of the 486 contested seats in the HoPR, securing the parliamentary majority required to form the federal executive branch for a second term. In line with Ethiopia's parliamentary political system, Abiy and the n...