What do you think? Leaked/Proposed Prosperity Party Constitutional Reforms: What are your thoughts on these massive changes?
The Prosperity Party Central Committee has been convening for a meeting in Adama since yesterday. During this session, the party’s official stance regarding the upcoming National Dialogue was unveiled. The core positions are outlined as follows:
1. Restructuring the Federal System: The current ethnically-based federal system is to be dismantled, and regions are to be restructured based on geographic proximity and economic integration. (This will amend Article 39 of the Constitution).
2. Status of Charter Cities: Dire Dawa and Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) will be designated as fully autonomous, independent regional states. (This will amend Article 49 of the Constitution).
3. Land Ownership Reform: The current constitutional clause declaring land as "the property of the public and the state" will be repealed, transitioning land into private ownership. (This will amend Article 40 of the Constitution).
4. Transition of the Governance System: The system of governance will shift from a parliamentary model to a "semi-presidential" system. Consequently, the office of the Prime Minister will be dissolved, and the nation will be led by a President elected by Parliament.
Furthermore, the creation of new regional states will no longer be determined through public referendums as previously practiced. Instead, such proposals will be submitted to Parliament and finalized solely upon the President's signature. This implies that if a specific zone within Oromia wishes to secede to form an independent region or merge with another state, the decision will be executed via a parliamentary vote and presidential assent, bypassing public consultation or popular vote.
Note: You may have recently observed a document circulating online that outlines a plan to divide the Oromia region into six distinct "zones" or sectors. This move is widely seen as a preliminary step toward dismantling the existing federal structure.