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| NewsTPLF regains political legitimacy with Justice Ministry’s blessing |
The Ministry of Justice has granted the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) the green light to register with the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) as a political party.
Heads of the NEBE were informed of the decision in a letter dated June 24, 2024, reversing an earlier decision to revoke the party’s legal status in January 2021 due to its involvement in the northern war.
Justice officials say they would like the Board to cooperate in re-registering TPLF as a political party following amendments to electoral laws and the party’s commitment to non-violence and adherence to the constitutional democratic system.
“The Ministry of Justice requests the Ethiopian Election Board to cooperate in re-registering the political party as a legal entity, with the party having agreed to abandon its use of violence and operate within the constitutional democratic framework,” reads the letter.
Reports of TPLF regaining its legal status first emerged earlier this month after Parliament ratified legislation that would allow the party to register again with the NEBE. The amendment to the ‘Electoral, Political Parties’ Registration, and Electoral Ethics Proclamation’ included a provision enabling political parties accused of “violently and illegally operating” to register under “special conditions.”
TPLF, which led the northern region into conflict with the federal government in late 2020, was designated a terrorist group through a unanimous vote by Parliament in May 2021. OLF-Shene was also designated a terrorist group on the same day.
However, after the conflict ended with a truce signed in Pretoria in November 2022, lawmakers removed TPLF from the official list of terrorist groups.
Experts view the latest move as a significant step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country’s north.
Source: https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/40840/
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