Mounting Political CrisisEthnic tensions in Ethiopia continue to mount after The Ethiopian Senate voted on Tuesday to sever all relations between the federal authorities and both the Tigray regional parliament and executive. This vote further widens the gap between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — who described the Tigrayan regional elections as illegal and illegitimate, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has dominated Ethiopian politics for nearly 30 years. It officially moved into opposition in 2019, when it refused to accept Abiy's initiative to merge the coalition into a single party, the Prosperity Party. 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Abiy, reiterated that the Tigrayan elections had no legitimacy while ruling out any idea of military intervention or budget cuts. The Tigrayan leaders, for their part, felt that future decisions taken by the federal government "would not be implemented" in their region.

Source: Ethiopian News October 07, 2020 05:15 UTC