Addis Abeba — The opposition party, Balderas for True Democracy, said that the National Dialogue Commission formation has "failed before its formation" because the government has "debilitated the National Dialogue Commission appointment" by abandoning inclusive process. The Party recognized that Ethiopia was in the process of establishing its first National Dialogue Commission in its history. BackgroundOn February 21 the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) convened a special session and appointed eleven individuals who will become commissioners of the National Dialogue Commission. 1265/2014 to establish the National Dialogue Commission (NDC) with majority vote with 13 nos and one abstention. On 04 January, the HoPR issued a shortlist of 42 people out of 600 names who it said were nominated by the public to lead the Dialogue Commission.

Source: Ethiopian News February 23, 2022 07:17 UTC