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The nominee would replace Tigray’s interim President, Getachew Reda. Reda’s differences with former leader Debretsion Gebremichael have split the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and led to fighting as armed soldiers loyal to Gebremichael take over key towns.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed asked people in the northern Tigray region to nominate a new leader in the latest move by the federal government to defuse political disagreements and prevent a return to war.
The nominee would replace Tigray’s interim President, Getachew Reda. Reda’s differences with former leader Debretsion Gebremichael have split the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and led to fighting as armed soldiers loyal to Gebremichael take over key towns.
There are concerns in the region that the widening political split within the TPLF could lead to a full-fledged civil war like the one that ended in 2022 with the signing of a peace agreement.
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The party has been calling for the firing of Reda and others since last year, attempting to appoint a new set of its endorsed candidates and remove him and some cabinet members from party membership.
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