"You got to see heated debates sometimes but that was attributed to the [few] opposition [party members] who had seats. No one else can be culpable of decimating the political opposition and civil society institutions. However, in practice, like in all authoritarian countries around the world, their loyalty is to the political party in power. In this respect, the reconstructed state was essentially a military government whose political power depended entirely on the gun." The [ENDF] isn't just a politicized military; it has been a militarized civilian government since the EPRDF's accession to power.

Source: Ethiopian News January 24, 2017 18:13 UTC