has undoubtedly energized the previously fringe non-state detractors of the existing multinational federalism, thereby heightening the debate’s explosive nature. Anti-federalist narrative and persuasion strategyDetractors of the current multinational federalism cast it as a mere relic of the Tigray People Liberation Front’s (TPLF) ideology. Pro-federalist narrative and the Qeerroo revolutionThe TPLF-led federalism experiment has—and indeed had—strong critics among the supporters of multinational federalism. In spite of the mostly territorial features of the existing multinational federalism, another form of territorial federalism branded “geographic federalism” has been presented as an alternative institutional arrangement. Proponents of geographic federalism consider this a solution to the alleged “division” and “conflict” brought by multinational federalism.

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2020 14:03 UTC