Firstly, several exiled opposition politicians and political parties are allowed to operate inside the country . These have had the effect of pushing out a large number of weak and fragmented political parties from the party system. Previously, there were more than 130 political parties many of which were weak and volatile. The problem with this is that ethnic political parties use extreme ethnic propaganda to win the support of the ethnic groups they claim to represent. The front conducted its own regional election on 20 September, 2020 and declared itself the winner.

Source: Ethiopian News February 08, 2021 15:22 UTC