Etiopien skjuter upp valet på obestämd tid

General elections were supposed to be held in Ethiopia on 29 August 2020 to elect officials to the House of Peoples' Representatives, but were delayed, supposedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional and municipal council elections were also planned to be held at the same time around the country. In May the sitting House of Representatives voted to postpone the election until 2021. In late December 2020, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) stated that it would take place on 5 June 2021.The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, along with three out of the four member parties of the political coalition which had dominated Ethiopian politics since the overthrow of the Derg regime in 1991, namely Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) and Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM), was dissolved on 1 December 2019. Most of its member parties were merged into the Prosperity Party, which inherited the EPRDF's role as the governing party. The last leader of the EPRDF, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, became the first leader of the new party.Bekele Gerba and Jawar Mohammed were imprisoned following the crack down by the government following Hachalu Hundessa’s assassination. 3-5 months after their arrest, the government accused them of terrorism, which they flat out rejected and rather claimed they are being jailed purely for political reasons. Both are members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC).