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Consensus on Democratic Federal Oromia at Cost of Independent Gadaa Oromia and Integrative Great Oromia?

According to the recent development, EPP as merger party of EERDF will continue to be Ethnofederalist (promoter of democratic federal Oromia), keeping the existing language based federation. When I hear how Ob. Leenco Baati of the ODF was involved in promoting the Medemer/Ida’amu/Synergy project of the PM, it is clear that ODF is part of EPP. This vision was originally from Ob. Leencoo Lataa. On other hand, few months ago, about six Ethiofederalist parties (supporters of an integrative Great Oromia) like AG7 merged and fostered a consolidated strong party (ECS) as preparation for the election 2020 in Ethiopia. Such plan was originally from Dr. Haile Fida. Confederalist forces like AFD are now trying to strengthen their cooperation. Their goal of national independence with possible union (independent Gadaa Oromia) was persued by Baro Tumsa. Surely, the ruling party (EPP) will be challenged by these two opposition camps (AFD and ECS). Ethiofederalists are trying to repeat the CUD (Qinijit) phenomen of 2005. Can the Confederalists forge a strong opposition to challenge the incumbent and Ethiofederalists? Time will show us. Anyways the competition during the election 2020 will be between Ethiofederalist ECS vs Confederalit AFD vs Ethnofederalist EPP. Who of the three can prevail will be seen in due time. Can Confederalists like the OLF, ONLF, SLF, BGLM, GPLM and TPLF foster a strong front and challenge both the ECS and EPP or can the TPLF join AFD to form a competitive Confederalist camp? At the moment, it seems that all Oromo forces in particular and Ethiopian forces in general agreed on realizing democratic federal Oromia (Ethiopia) and gave up the other two post-freedom types of Oromia’s sovereignty (independent Gadaa Oromia and integrative Great Oromia).
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This way or that way, democratic Ethiopia will be defacto Oromia. The used to be “limimix poletika” of unitarists in relation to hegemonists can never save the crumbling empire for all freedom fighters and all democratic forces are trying to come together to forge an effective and efficient alliance against the fascist TPLF regime in Ethiopia and to build a common home for all nations and citizens in a form of federation or confederation in Ethiopia/the Horn, but surely not a unitary country. Now, it seems that both dictatorial Derg like Ethiofascists and the Ethnofascist Woyane have already lost; both democratic Ethiocenteralists and Ethnoseparatists are moving to the middle of the spectrum; the future competing forces will be democratic Ethiofederalists (prefering integrative Great Oromia) like ECS of AG7, Confederalists (promoter of independent Oromia) like PAFD of OLF and Ethnofederalists (opting for democratic federal Oromia) like EPP of ODF. These three democratic camps need to help Dr. Abiy’s adminstarion to promote the transition. The question yet to be answered is: who will succeed to power in the ongoing transition to democracy and in the coming election 2020? Ethiofederalists, Confederalists or Ethnofederalists? Compromise solution can be consensus on the middle ground of democratic federal Oromia (i.e. federal Ethiopia). May Waaqa lead us in the right direction!