Ayele Egziabher: an Educational discourse # 2.

    This is a continuation of discourse on nonviolent movement. Ayele Egziabeher: an Educational Discourse # 2.

     A unitary opposition movement is necessary. The "Respect the Vote" nonviolent movement has united opponents to tyrannical governance. The opposition parties, Kinijit and UEDF, had begun contributing the necessary struggle towards attaining the  "Respect the Vote" movement. In particular, the eight-point demands presented by Kinijit will help bring democracy to Ethiopia. While Kinijit is a unitary party, UEDF is a coalition of parties. Since the UEDF is a coalition of parties, different parities within it have pursued different forms of struggle with regard to the issue of entering parliament. Hence, differences in the modes of struggle were exhibited not only between Kinijit and UEDF but also within the UEDF itself. These differences are mentioned not to offer a criticism but to expose the truth. Had Kinijit and Hebret worked under one organization there would not have been the difference in the modes of struggle. Working in one organization implies working pursuing goals agreed upon by the leader of the organization, while, as human beings, difference in attaining minor goals cannot be disallowed.

    When the parliament opened on October 10, the tyrannical governance has included 299 of disputed-representatives (DR) in it. How did the 299 DR of the tyrannical governance come about? In some constituencies the votes of the people were maliciously given to the representatives of the tyrannical governance. In other constituencies, those opposed to the tyrannical governance were not allowed to vote. After the election of May 15 Kinijit and Hebret opposed the activities taken by the so-called National Election Board (NEB). The European Union Election Observation Members (EUEOM) and the Carter Center (CC) had expressed that they had noted election irregularities. Additionally, the tyrannical governance charged that Kinijit and Hebret had coerced voters to elect them in some constituencies and required the NEB to include all disputed constituencies, including constituencies that were disputed by the bogus claims of the Tyrannical governance, to be reevaluated. The number of disputed constituencies was 299.

     Addis Ababa University students began grumbling that the tyrannical regime was rigging the election. The tyrannical governance killed 42 people in the June 6-8 period. European representatives intervened and the parties agreed that the NEB should investigate the case of the disputed 299 constituencies in transparent and agreeable ways. However, the NEB conducted the reevaluation in non-transparent ways and, despite the objections of Kinijit and Hebret, gave the 299 constituencies to the tyrannical governance. On October 10 Kinijit submitted an 8-point condition that will open democratic discourse to the leader of the tyrannical governance, Ato Meles. Remarkably, the parliament in which the 299 DR of the tyrannical governance are housed voted to deny parliamentary immunity to about 109 duly elected members of parliament (MP) the belong to the Kinijit party and effectively denied them participation in parliament. Therefore, from the 547 parliamentarians about 408  (299 +109) duly elected representatives of Ethiopia have been denied entry into parliament. From the remaining 149 representatives about 54 are members of Hebret. From this we find that only about 95 MPs have been agreed upon by the opposition to be duly elected members that belong to the tyrannical governance. Clearly, the tyrannical governance does not have the vote of Ethiopians to form a government. It does not respect the vote of Ethiopians. Hence, the nonviolent movement "Respect the Vote" is opposed to the tyrannical governance.

To be continued

HG. 10/15/2005, Revised 12/20/05

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    Amharic translation.

    Yehe teqeTay naw. Ayele Egziabher: Temeheratwe weyeyet # 2.

     Aand woT yetqawami inqsqasse asfelagi naw. "Yehezbu dimtse yekeber" yetesegnew inqsqase yetcheqona-gizat teqawamwotchin astebabrwal. Yeteqawami budinotch, Kinijit inna Hebret, "Yehezbu dimtse yekeber" betesegnaw inqsqasse wust asfelagi tegle lemaberket jemrew neber. Beteley kinijit yaqerebatchew 8 netib tiyaqewotch democracin beItyopia lemamtat yagzalu. Kinijit aand wot party hono sale Heberet gen a partiwotch kemitchit new. Heberet aand party balemehonu bewustu yalu partiwotch parlama yemegabtun guday asmelkto yetleayaye irmeja wesdewal. Be kinijt inna be hebret mekakel bitcha sayehon, berasu behebret wust yetegel leyonetoch tayu. Inegneh leyenetoch yeteTekesubet mekniyat weqassa lemaqreb sayehon, haquen lemawutat naw. Kinjit inna Heberet be aand woT serat bikematchu noro yetigel liyonet baltaey neber. Aand woT serat malet hulam be aand meri ser le aand tiliq alema meself yenerebatchewal malet sihon, be yetiqaqenu gudaye gen sew indemhonatchee meTen yetelayaye gib biketelu ayegedim.

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     Be october 10, tchequagnu ageza parlamawun sikfit, be parlamaw wust 299 sememnet yaltesetachew wekilotch techemrewobetal. Inegneh 299 sememnet yaltesetachew wekilotch endet metu? Be aand aand yemertch qebelwotch, yehzibun mertch siqotru behaset letchequagnu agezaz tewkayotch ashenafinetu tesTe. Be lelotch mirctcha tabiayawotch, Tchquagnu ageza yemiqaomu sewotch imrtchaw indigebu tagedu. Kinjit inna heberet indeh ayentun huneta Yemertych board (YB) bemakahedu kemeirtcha behwala teqawemu. Ye wuhid Awropa mircha  tazabeotch (WAMT) indihum a ye Carter Center (CC) yemertcha wizegobotch indenbur abeseru. Kinjit inna heberet hezibun asgedew mirtchewan alagebab wesdewal bemalet tchequagnu agezay yemertcha board (YB) inegna betawotch tchimer indimermeru teyeke. Indhi ayenet wuzigib yeneberebatchew Tabiayawotch 299 neburu.

    "Yehezbu dimtse yekeber" eyealu ye Addis Ababa University temarwotch angeragru. Tchequagnu agezaz be June 6-8 be alew gize wust 42 angorgoriwotchin gedele. Be Aweropa amakriwotch Talqa gebnet 299 Tabiwotch Yemeratcha board (YB) gehad inna hizebu be mismamate hunet indemermeru partiwoth tesmamu. Gen Yemertch board (YB) geltse balehone serat indhum kinjit inna hebret beqawoumutim 299 mertchwotch le tchequagnu ageza darega. Be october 10, kinjit parlama wekilotchu gebtew yeseru zend democracawe mebetotch yemiasgegnu 8 neTib yazelu semementocth lemagnet le Tchequagn ageza meri le Ato meles akerebe. Bemiasgerim huneta, inegnih 299 yetchequanu agzaz wekilotch yetagorubet parlama, wede 100 yemihone ye kinjit party abalotch  indaysura, yemayskesesewn yeparlam wekilnet mebetatchen be octoiber 11, eindegefu dimtsun seTe. Selezehi be ahunu gize, ke 547 ye parlama wekilotch wede 408 (299 +109) yemehonut behizeb yetemerTu wekiloty be parlama indyeseru tagedewal. Keqeriwotchu 149 wekilotch wede 54 yemehonut ye Hebret weklotch natchew. Kezeh yemeneradw , teqawamiwotch yemiqebeluwatchew, wede 95 yemhonu yeparlama wekilotch bitcha natchew ye tchequagnun ageza, ye Ato Meles party wekilotch. Giltse honu yemetayew yetchequagnu agezaz yeItyopia hizeb mengist lememesret almeretwoum. ye Ityopiyawianotchin dimtse ayakebrim. Selezihim, "Yehezbu dimtse yekeber" yetsegnew selamawe inqisqase tchequagnun agazaz yeqawemal.

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     A unitary opposition movement is necessary. The "Respect the Vote" nonviolent movement has united opponents to tyrannical governance. The opposition parties, Kinjit and UEDF, had began contributing the necssary struggle towards attaining the "Respect the Vote" movement. In particular, the 8 point demands presented by Kinijit will help bring democracy to Ethiopia. While Kinijit is a unitary party, UEDF is a coalition of parties. Since the UEDF is a coaltion of parties, different parities within it have pursued different forms of struggle with regard to the issue of entering parliament. HPence, differences in the modes of struggle were exhibited not only between Kinjit and UEDF but also within the the UEDF itself. These difference are mentioned not to offer a crticism but to expose the truth. Had Kinjit and Hebret worked under one organaziation there would not have been the difference in the modes of struggle. Working under one organization implies working under one leader and pursuing one major goal, while, as human beings, difference in attaining minor goals cannot be disallowed.

    When the parliament opened on October 10, the tyrannical governnce has included 299 of disputed-representatives (DR) in it. How did the 299 DR of the tyrannical governance come about.? In some constituencies the votes of the people were maliciously given to the represenatives of the tyrannical governance. In other constituencies, those opposed to the tyrannical governance were not allowed to vote. After the election of May 15 Kinjit and Heberet opposed the activities taken by the so-called National Election Board (NEB). The Eurpean Union Election Observation Members (EUEOM) and the Carter Center (CC) had expressed that they had noted election irregularities. Additionally, the tryannical governance charged that Kinjit and Heberet had coerced voters to elect them in some constutuencies and required the NEB to include all disputed constituencies, including constituencies that were disputed by the bogus claims of the Tyrannical governance, to be reavaluated. The number of disputed constituences was 299.

     Addis Ababa University students began grumbling that the thetyrannical regime was rigging the election.. The tyrnnical governance killed 42 people in the June 6-8 period. European representatives intervened and the parties agreed that the NEB should investigate the case of the disputed 299 constituencies in transparent and agreeable ways. However, the NEB conducted the reevaluation in non-transparent ways and, despite the objections of Kinjit and Hebret, gave the 299 constituencies to the tyranical governance. On October 10 Kinjit submitted an 8-point condition that will open democartic discourse to the leader of the tyrranical governance, Ato Meles. Remarkably, the parliament in which the 299 DR of the tyranical governance are housed voted to deny parlaiamentry immunity to about 100 duely elected members of parliament (MP) the belong to the Kinijit party and effectively denied them participation in parliament. Therefore, from the 547 parlamentarians about 408 (299 +109) duly elected representatives of Ethiopia have been denied entry into parliament. From the remaining 149 representatives about 54 are members of Hebret. From this we find that only about 95 MPs have been agreed upon by the opposition to be duly elected members that belong to the tyrannical governence. Clearly, the tyrannical governance does not have the vote of Ethiopians to form a governement. It does not respect the vote of Ethiopians. Hence, the nonviolent movement "Respect the Vote" is opposed to the tyrannical governance.

    YeqeTelal

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