ONLF should contest Ethiopian elections

[Oxidant]

ONLF should contest Ethiopian elections. Surely, TPLF cannot win these elections and this is a great opportunity


ONLF won regional parliamentary elections in 1993, 85% of the Somali regional parliament was ONLF, 10% was WSLF, and 5% was the Dir and Gurgura liberation front.

They should be able to win 80% of the seats within the Ogaden. If they win 80% of the election they are able to exercise Article 39 in the Ethiopian constitution. Even of they are not allowed to ex cerise it, they would be a major politic power in Ethiopia

But of course, don't lay down your arms

[Faranacab]

Do you not think it is too late already?

But of course, don't lay down your arms

What ever they do, they shouldn't stay away from their guns.

[Oxidant]

Do you not think it is too late already?

But of course, don't lay down your arms

What ever they do, they shouldn't stay away from their guns.

A month and half way. Shouldn't be too difficult.

They would win most regions in the Ogaden without a problem. How much long can the Ogadens not have a politics voice in the Ethiopia. This is a golden opportunity.
I see all hell breaking loose if TPLF win, worse than the 2005 election violence

[hanqadh]

Are you sane?

[Oxidant]

Are you sane?

By most accounts, yes

[Faranacab]

Do you not think it is too late already?

But of course, don't lay down your arms

What ever they do, they shouldn't stay away from their guns.

A month and half way. Shouldn't be too difficult.

They would win most regions in the Ogaden without a problem. How much long can the Ogadens not have a politics voice in the Ethiopia. This is a golden opportunity.
I see all hell breaking loose if TPLF win, worse than the 2005 election violence

I don't think it is enough time for ONLF to take part this election even if it could be the only opportunity to win the self determination agenda through this election. Besides the article 39 is just a written words on a mere paper.

The Ogaden voice in the horn politics is getting stronger as the international community supports their cause. It is just matter of TIME! Soon they will lead the whole region of the horn in to peace and stability as an equalizer force. Many problems will be solved along the way too.

Let's wait what the time has got for the Ogaden region!

[AbdiWahab252]

Seriously, the ONLF need to take on a sneaky approach. They should set up a pseudo political party affliated with them to contest the elections and if it wins many seats, it should become part of the Opposition and make life hard for Zenawi. If it wins nothing, it doesn't cost ONLF anything.

The ONLF can carry on its war while the pseudo political party carries its political war.

[hanqadh]

There is no Election...Everyone from the E.U to the A.U know there is no chance of a 'Democratic" election happening.The Tigray will not give away power to some Election then loose all they have worked for to Amhara's or Oromo's, they will hold onto power until they are defeated through the barrell of the gun.After this they will revert to there original objective of creating a "Tigray' Independent state with all the resource's they have accumulated during there reign.It will be legal because the constitution they have created say's so, they wont allow anyone to secede through this manner except themselves and that is if they are forced.To suggest ONLF to participate in the Elections is ludacris, as there is no way this can practically happen after all that has occured since the events of the early 90's.When the Tigray came to power, the ONLF saw an opportunity to secede by using the system.The ONLF passed a resoloution in the parliament in 1994 for a Refrendum to occur so the future of the Somali's in the Ogaden could be finally be determined, the response was a full blown War on the ONLF Party and the people which continues till today.

Why would ONLF take part in a Fixed-Election? Plus ONLF is at War with Ethiopia, it is not a party but a Goverment in Exile.Ethiopian(Tigray) Law forbids it along with many others.

The issue of the article has been attempted once, and that failed, the last option is the bullet and the A.K until they surrender our rights peacefully or we take it by force.

[Cirwaaq]

Amhara pop roughly 26mill
oromo pop roughly 30mill
somal pop roughly 4.5mill

tigrey pop roughly 4.4mill <- they have the support of amhara and oromo to remain in power. However if they have the capability so can the somals. If there was peace in somalia they would have a stronger position.

Anything is possible in peace...

peace for the horn

[Faranacab]

While hanqadh got right most of it, the sane mind dictates only way to ensure peace and to promote humanitarian concern is a concerted UN – US effort, negotiations with ONLF, and a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate withdrawal of every ´Ethiopian´ authority from Ogaden, deployment of UN peacekeeping forces and humanitarian NGOs throughout Ogaden, and UN-monitored referendum for Ogaden´s secession from ´Ethiopia´ and national independence.

[qoraxeey]

sometimes soldiers n generals have to leave the military uniform

put on a nice suit and become political

ONLF go for it

[AbdiWahab252]

While hanqadh got right most of it, the sane mind dictates only way to ensure peace and to promote humanitarian concern is a concerted UN – US effort, negotiations with ONLF, and a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate withdrawal of every ´Ethiopian´ authority from Ogaden, deployment of UN peacekeeping forces and humanitarian NGOs throughout Ogaden, and UN-monitored referendum for Ogaden´s secession from ´Ethiopia´ and national independence.

If they couldn't capitalize on it in 1992 when Mengistu fell from power, how can they do it now ? The Eritreans got theirs, ONLF slept.