Clan relations will continue to play central roles in Somali politics and require a balanced mix of clans in both ruling and opposition parties. EPRDF and partners’ merger to form Prosperity Party (PP) means dissolving all the regional parties and replacing them with PP. On the other hand, retaining those people in their posts will not be acceptable to the supporters of the incoming opposition parties. Opposition parties are numerous but only a few of them meet the criteria of an ‘’opposition party’’. Therefore, unlike what we hear in the media, the number of meaningful opposition parties is not more than eight.

Source: Ethiopian News December 02, 2019 09:59 UTC