የቀድሞዉ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር በጎርጎሪዮሳዊዉ 2012 ዓ , ም ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት በመለየታቸዉ በመንበራቸዉ የተተኩት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የሀገሪቱን የፖለቲካ ስርዓት ለቀቅ በማድረግ ለተቃዋሚ ፓርቲዎች የተሻለ ስፍራ ለመስጠት ቁርጠኛ መሆናቸዉን መግለፃቸዉም እንዲሁ ተሰምቷል።
Ethiopia's former leader, Meles Zenawi, who died in 2012, was succeeded by Prime Minister Hailemariam, who has said he is committed to opening up the country's political system to allow more space for opposition parties.