CUD, happy to be working with the incumbent? why are they abandoning the call to boycott by their supporters?

Its Amazing that only 6 are left out. CUD seems to finally accept its fate and has decided to work along with the gov't.
Why are their supporters still sceaming until their tonsils hurt?
If Lidetu was the enemy of the people according to the so called CUD fans, it would only be logical that the rest of CUD members face the same criticism since ALL but 6 have joined parliament and are trying to finalize their troubled merger. They seem to finally understand what Lidetu was saying all along and are now jumping on the same path that he carved!

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FROM The Reporter:

A group of electees representing the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) in both the Addis Ababa City Council and the federal parliament this week started attempts at reviving the stalled process of legalization of their party.

CUD, which used to constitute four parties, decided on September 24,2005 to merge into one unitary party. But the merger was put on hold when one of its constituting party, EDUP-Medhin, leadership declined to give full support and put preconditions to go ahead with a complete merger.


Though some of the EDUP leadership gave their consent to the merger, the faction led by its Secretary General Lidetu Ayalew, challenged the merger agreement.

Although with the election of Lidetu to the chairpersonship EDUP has formally distanced itself from the merger, other notable personalities of the party, such as Dr. Admassu Gebeyehu, and others from the rest of the three CUD constituting parties, have decided to revive the merger process.

Dr. Admassu told The Reporter that they are trying to have their party registered by the National Electoral Board (NEB) in accordance with the decision reached on September 24, 2005.

"The unified CUD had faced obstacles to complete the merger and get legal recognitation by the electoral board. We want to go ahead from where we stopped," Dr. Admassu said.

As to how to deal with the challenges they were going to face Admassu indicated that there could be several problems but that they intended to tackle them one by one. "We will try to iron out the details in the future. We will discuss them with the board and get solutions," he said.

CUD's parliamentarian caucus whip, Temesgen Zewide, also told The Reporter that they had contacted people at the electoral board and the response they had got so far was positive.

"There are some details and requirements that we have to first fulfill. And we are trying to do that at the moment," Temesgen said.
By Bruck Shewareged

http://www.ethiopianreporter.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3659

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