Parliament Convening Emergency Meeting to Discuss, Pass Decision on State of Emergency

Ethiopia's House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) is convening its 1st extraordinary session to examine and pass a decision on the state of emergency Proclamation declared by the council of ministers.

Recall the council of ministers in its 23rd regular session on August 4, 2023 unanimously passed decision to declare a state of emergency in the Amhara region following the request made by the regional state to the federal government as the situation cannot be controlled through regular law enforcement.

Hence, the House is expected to pass a decision on the state of emergency proclamation declared by the council of ministers in its 1st extraordinary session today.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency