Tigray Interim President, Getachew Reda, today held a parallel political discussion forum in Mekelle city. The forum was attended by the interim president, some TPLF Central Committee members, members of TPLF Central Control Commission, members of TPLF audit committee, TPLF cadres from woreda and zonal level etc.
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is faced with the worst internal division. Main party wing, led by chairman Debretsion Gebremichael, has been holding a congress in Mekelle city since Tuesday. On Saturday, the wing announced that Getachew Reda and other CC members, who did not attend the party congress, cannot represent TPLF on any forum from now on.
Getachew Reda, in his response yesterday, rejected the Debretsion group’s decision calling the congress illegal. He vowed to save TPLF and people of Tigray from some “power hungry” TPLF leaders.
This morning Getachew Reda along with Central Committee (CC) members, who have been expelled from the party by main TPLF wing, launched a political forum in Mekelle.
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has split in two. One group is led by chairman Debretsion Gebremichael and the other by Getachew Reda, Tigray Interim President. Federal government of Ethiopian Prime Minister is said to be backing Getachew Reda group. Debretsion led main TPLF wing is at odds with federal government over the status of TPLF. More than a week ago, National Election Board of Ethiopia registered TPLF as a new political party. TPLF Debretsion wing rejected the decision, demanding reinstatement of its status, not new registration.
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