The upcoming elections are arguably among the least politically competitive Ethiopia has experienced since the introduction of multiparty elections in the 1990s.
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In parliamentary democracies, prime ministers remain in office for as long as they retain the confidence of parliament.
There is a risk of the upcoming election deepening existing regional and political fault lines instead of bridging them.
The AU’s choice of Olusegun Obasanjo as chief mediator raises even more questions about its partiality in Ethiopian conflict.
A new government with popular legitimacy will have power to address lingering political, economic and security challenges.
Ethiopian politicians, both opposition and incumbents, have found it difficult to undo the political culture of winning by elimination.
Ethiopian history shows that the demands of its young people can’t go unaddressed for long.
Ethiopia’s party system is extremely volatile due to the prevalence of weakly institutionalised and fragmented political parties.
Had the national government and Tigray state government attempted to engage in intergovernmental dialogue, things might have turned out differently.
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