The negotiations were bumpy, and at times mired in controversies, but the parties have agreed on five critical issues, among them, amending the existing Revised Political Parties’ Registration Proclamation No. However, this was not taken as a welcome news by some of the opposition party members who were part of the Political Parties Negotiation Forum. The Political Parties Negotiation Forum, which, in its last shape, had deficient representation with only 15 national political parties, has been interrupted since June 2018, after deliberating on the fifth agenda of national consensus. Nevertheless, not all opposition party leaders agree with Wasihun and Mesafint. “They kept the ball rolling without decisions that brought no answer for political parties that have not been in negotiations.

Source: Ethiopian News December 06, 2018 17:26 UTC