EPRDF, Opposition Parties Still Negotiating on ModalitiesMarch 4, 2017 - Ethiopia's ruling party and 21 opposition political parties have continued to talk about pre-dialogue modalities, according to the Reporter. Putting their differences aside, the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and opposition parties have recently agreed to come to a roundtable discussion to find ways of nurturing the political environment. The majority of the parties, except Medrek, reflected similar views with EPRDF regarding the parties that will participate in the dialogue. EPRDF proposed all peaceful and legal political parties registered by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia to take part at the dialogue, including regional parties that have seats at regional state councils. As far as the number of representatives of the parties is concerned, the ruling party suggested each party to have four representatives.

Source: Ethiopian News March 05, 2017 02:15 UTC