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ADDIS ABABA – The electoral code issued by the state of Tigray, the resulting Electoral Commission, as well as the resolutions it approves and other activities that it executes, contravene the Constitution of the FDRE; hence they are considered null and void, the Federation Chamber said yesterday.
In its ad-hoc deliberation, the Chamber indicated that proclamation 351/2012 issued by the state contradicts art. 55 (15) and 55 (2) (d), according to a statement that the Chamber published on its Facebook page.
The Electoral Board established by 351/2012 also annuls art. 102 ordering the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia to organize elections.
Therefore, he said, according to art. 9 (1), the proclamation of the State, the Commission and other activities that it carries out are invalid.
Reiterating that the House pays due respect to the people of Tigray, he said that the House has a firm position that people should not be harmed as a result of the acts of illegal entities.
According to the statement, a consensus has been reached to strengthen the peaceful and legal means of solving problems to prevent social, economic and political harm to people.
Noting the complaints filed by the Tigray Democratic Party, the Raya Rayuma Democratic Party, and the Welkait Identity and Self-Determination Committee, the House said that the human rights abuses of citizens and the violation of the rights of political parties enshrined in the Constitution, which are the result of the illegal elections that the state is holding, are unacceptable and must be corrected.
