Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994
Government
  • English
    1. The highest executive powers of the Federal Government are vested in the Prime Minister and in the Council of Ministers.
    … (Art. 72)
  • Amharic
    1. የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራል መንግሥት ከፍተኛ የአስፈጻሚነት ሥልጣን የተሰጠው ለጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩና ለሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ነው፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 72)
Government
  • English
    1. The Prime Minister shall be elected from among members of the House of Peoples' Representatives.
    2. Power of Government shall be assumed by the political party or a coalition of political parties that constitutes a majority in the House of Peoples' Representatives. (Art. 73)
  • Amharic
    1. ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ከሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት መካከል ይመረጣል፡፡
    2. በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አብላጫ መቀመጫ ያገኘው የፖለቲካ ድርጅት ወይም ያገኙት የፖለቲካ ድርጅቶች የመንግሥት ሥልጣን ይረከባል/ይረከባሉ፡፡ (አንቀጽ 73)
Government
  • English
    …
    2. The Prime Minister shall submit for approval to the House of Peoples' Representatives nominees for ministerial posts from among members of the two Houses or from among persons who are not members of either House and possess the required qualifications.
    … (Art. 74)
  • Amharic
    …
    2. ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት አባሎችን ከሁለቱ ምክር ቤቶች አባላት ወይም ለሥራው ብቃት ካላቸው ሌሎች ግለሰቦች መካከል ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት በእጩነት አቅርቦ ሹመታቸውን ያጸድቃል፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 74)
Government
  • English
    1. The Council of Ministers comprises the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers and other members as may be determined by law.
    … (Art. 76)
  • Amharic
    1. የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት፤ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር፣ ምክትል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስተር፣ ሚኒስትሮችና በሕግ በሚወሰን መሰረት ሌሎች አባሎች የሚገኙበት ምክር ቤት ነው፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 76)
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Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994 (English). According to Art. 106: “The Amharic version of this Constitution shall have final legal authority.” There are discrepancies in the content of the English and Amharic texts.

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Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994 (Amharic). Copy obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Ethiopia.

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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.