Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is holding high stakes internal discussion in Mekelle, Tigray’s regional capital. Top and mid tier party members have been participating in the discussion for the last 2 days.
The internal discussion being held in Tigray is being organized by TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group. The party is split in two. Getachew Reda, Tigray interim president, is leading the other splinter faction. Debretsion Gebremichael, addressing the cadre meeting on Wednesday, said that the party had devised new peaceful political strategy. However he did not share details of the new strategy.
TPLF Debretsion has been calling for the removal of Getachew Reda Tigray President who was once one of the top TPLF leaders. Getachew Reda, refusing to step down, is organizing his rival TPLF group. Getachew Reda and Debretsion Gebremichael groups held discussions with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed earlier this month but no solution could be found to the existing political stalemate in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Getachew Reda group accuses the Debretsion group of planning to stage a coup against the Tigray interim president. TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael, it seems, yesterday ruled out the possibility of use of force to remove Getachew Reda from power.
Getachew Reda-led Tigray interim government and TPLF Debretsion have intensified their efforts to take administrative control of entire Tigray zone. The zone is virtually split under two administrative setups. TPLF Debretsion is in control of woreda and zonal governments in north western, northern and central parts of Tigray, while Getachew Reda’s interim government is in control of southern, eastern and southeastern parts of Tigray.
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