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Show 162 The most reliable mechanism based political parties that drew support government would be able of the regions, power created to deliver this mechanism is likely to semblance of nationally a a states Liberation Front has created form a (TPLF), from the in what one at the regional and as set of that so nationally regional no the ethnic construction is a by forming a coalition of ethnic coalition of four ethnic SNNP). However, parties of four of the it is the states that controls and biggest Tigray People's EPRDF, and this government. This shows how it is difficult not appear to allow much space for level because it author describes a to and still manage to avoid distributional conflicts. Indeed, the present configuration does policy making however, given Tigray regional parties regions, regional governments very unstable coalition for the coalition of ethnic a the based party example, (Tigray, Amhara, Oromiya it would be be unworkable. At present, the government in controls both the federal government and regional across block vote; a The present government, for parties. insuring against requires a Ethnic Federalism in strong government a Dominant independent at the center, Party State (Aalen 2002). 4.5 In this that can chapter, inhibit long I argue that there term economic system. The unbalanced structure of the constitutionally over more enshrined of the right of are inherent contradictions in the federal system development by creating instability geographic size, economic potential government to take Summary ethno-regional states in terms of and administrative policy making role, capacities in the political population led the and federal which in tum contradicts the ethno-regional governments for self-government. |
