Democratic centralism is used to shackle and get member parties inline with TPLF’s diktats on key regional and national strategies. Up until they took over the reins of power via western support, TPLF leaders swore in the name of communism. In Ethiopia, democratic centralism was pioneered by TPLF leaders in conjunction with ethnic federalism. Under the Ethiopian version of democratic centralism, TPLF loyalists and ethnic Tigrayan dictate policies from the center to all levels of decision-making bodies. Abandon the democratic centralism principle and replace it with proportionally shared democratic leadership.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2017 14:15 UTC