Interview with Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front (EPPF) Officials
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Mission Statement
Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front (EPPF) opposes the current regime's political philosophy, economic policies, social systems and cultural models.
EPPF stands as the vanguard organization committed to implement democracy in Ethiopia and to replace despair with hope, embrace freedom and rise national aspiration.
EPPF will empower the people, to establish good democratic and transparent governance founded upon a people's constitution with freedom and equality for all, without any discrimination on the bases of ethnic, religion, sex, region, etc....
EPPF will create a transitional government through peaceful and democratic process, round table discussions that include all political, social, economic & cultural forces.
EPPF will ensure the establishment of institutions, which ensures the creation of true democracy for a lasting Peace, Unity and Prosperity in Ethiopia .
EPPF will reconstitute Ethiopia as a polity which is a cradle of civilization, the origin of mankind, and the home of the brave.
EPPF will shape the new Ethiopian personality who struggles for the restoration of Ethiopia to its glory and who is proud of his origin.
EPPF will modulate the Ethiopianity character which will lead him to honor his present Ethiopian duties, in assuming his mission for the future glory of his mother land, and ties himself to the collective past of his ancestors.
EPPF will manifests 4 of the Ethiopianism:- the ideology the people of Ethiopian decent at home and diaspora - the project of restoration of Ethiopia to its ancient glory - the personalized code of Ethiopianity - embedded with universal, contingent, historic, non-confessional, trans-ethnic, trans-classist values.
· Independent Police and Intelligence Service
EPPF will establish an organized and capable central police and intelligence system that can enforce national peace and stability. EPPF will ensure that Police and Intelligence officials will be prohibited from participating in any political arena, since they are the Sentinels of social peace and justice.
· Independent National Defense Service
EPPF will ensure that the National Defense shall be separate and free from special interest groups. It shall not influence and mangle in politics and shall only follow all the laws set forth in the constitution since it is the guardians of national independence and pride.
· Independent Media Service
EPPF will ensure the establishment of free media, private television stations, private radio stations and private newspapers. EPPF will ensure the free press report the truth without intimidation.
· Independent Judicial System
EPPF will ensure a judicial system independent from a political party. EPPF will ensure that judges will be able to serve without fear of retribution from the powerful and just by abiding by the constitution and the Rule of law. It will establish a restitutive state of rights rather than a repressive rule of law.
· Independent Election Board
EPPF will ensure an independent election board is established that insures the vote of the people is respected without siding with a single political party and maintain a transparent voting system whereby the ones elected by majority vote will have the opportunity to serve the people.
· Multi Party Parliament
EPPF will ensure the creation of a constitution that allows participation by all political parties on a fair and open democratic national voting system.
EPPF will ensure the establishment of a multi party system, where the opposition parties are respected and protected without any harassment, imprisonment or murder.
EPPF will encourage the formation of political parties based on trans-Ethnic, trans-Confessional, non-irridetist, trans-gender principles.
EPPF is committed to bring about the rule of Law, freedom and democracy to the beleaguered people of Ethiopia from the ethno favoritism and nepotism current dictatorial irredentist regime.
EPPF aims to unite the Ethiopian people by restoring pride in our heritage as multi-cultured peoples under one flag state and nation.
EPPF believe our diversity is a source of our strength and integration and playing politics with ethnicity would have disastrous consequences socially, politically, economically and culturally.
EPPF oppose state ownership of land, government monopoly of any part of the economy, and economic exploitation by government functionaries under cover of businesses owned and operated by their political parties.
EPPF deplore the government's repression of freedom of expression in any of its forms, carried out more commonly by murdering, imprisoning, exiling, and intimidating journalists; murdering citizens for peacefully expressing their opposition to the government's repressive policies; and through persistent other human rights abuses.
EPPF believes the dictatorial regime's removal would restore the country's rightful place as the cradle of African Unity and the hard fought tradition of a united country with a healthy culture of religious and ethnic harmony.
EPPF will guarantee individuals the right to exercise free speech, work, commune, accumulate wealth, liberty and happiness.
EPPF will ensure that all Ethiopians shall have the right to participate in the political system, to vote and run for an office.
Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front requests and welcomes every Ethiopian living around the world to join us by supporting the struggle for peace, unity and democracy in Ethiopia .
Our Unity & Diversity is Our Strength.
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