- Meles is planning to replace the real UDJ with a pro-Govt UDJ faction, possibly the one led by Prof. Mesfin. The aging Professor Mesfin is being assisted by the state media ETV. He believes closing the gap between opposition parties and uniting all opposition parties under one "MEDREK" umbrella will give more influence to supporters of "group rights" ideology over "individual rights" ideology. Thus Prof. Mesfin has officially joined the Lidetu Ayalew camp by attacking any opposition coalition that wants to remove Meles Zenawi.
Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) leaders said the incumbent
Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is conspiring
against the survival of its main rival UDJ by supporting intra- party
cracks which may lead to violence.
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