09 Sep 2009 16:22:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
* PM told by party he can go after five years
* Opposition say Meles resignation request a sham
By Barry Malone
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling party wants Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to remain its leader for another five years, making it likely the former rebel will run the Horn of Africa nation for some time to come.
"We have made a decision about all our frontline leaders, not just Prime Minister Meles Zenawi," Muktar Kedir, chief of headquarters for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), told Reuters on Wednesday.
"They will all resign within five years. We will consider his request again then," he said after the EPRDF's annual congress this week.
Speculation has surrounded Meles' intentions since he began talking about resigning in 2008. But Meles has always insisted he needed permission from his party to step aside. More ≫
You really expressed Melese's character in the picture. He is sneaky person.
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