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Tigray at a Crossroads: The Grand Coalition Imperative
A Strategic Blueprint for National Salvation Jointly Reviewed and Endorsed by the Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review & Tigray Herald Editorial Board
Issued by the Editorial Boards
Editorial Foreword: A Moment of Reckoning, A Blueprint for Unity
The Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review and the Tigray Herald Editorial Board have conducted a thorough, joint review of “The Strategic Roadmap for the Formation of a Tigray Grand Coalition” a visionary proposal authored by Mr. Biserat Amare.This is not merely a political thesis. It is a timely, actionable framework for national redemption,grounded in the lived realities of Tigray’s post-genocide fragility and informed by globalexperiences in coalition governance. In light of the document’s strategic depth and national urgency, we issue this formal editorialendorsement and urge all Tigrayan stakeholders at home and across the diaspora to engagewith its principles and recommendations without delay.
The full proposal is available at: www.tigrayherald.org
Learning from History: The Power of Grand Coalitions
Across continents and crises, divided nations have found salvation through broad-basedcoalitions. Mr. Amare’s proposal draws on instructive precedents:
Finland’s Rainbow Coalition (1995–2003) – A five-party alliance that guided economicstabilization and European integration post-Cold War.
Germany’s CDU-SPD Grand Coalition – A centrist response to multiple national crises,uniting traditional rivals in pragmatic governance.
South Africa’s Government of National Unity (1994) Nelson Mandela’s bold inclusion offormer adversaries to build a democratic future.These models remind us that coalition governance, while dificult, is often the only viable path intimes of deep fragmentation. Mr. Amare also references lesser-known but critically instructive cases such as the coalitionstrategies of the Qing Communist Party—to demonstrate the geopolitical versatility of inclusivegovernance under existential pressure.
Tigray’s Political Landscape: Paralysis, Instability, and a Closing Window
Tigray’s political vacuum has become dangerously unstable. A discredited elite, rogue militias,institutional breakdown, and post-genocide trauma now dominate the transitional phase. The Interim Administration has been crippled by internal sabotage and militarized patronagenetworks.Without immediate political re-foundation, Tigray risks descending into internal conflict drivennot by external invaders, but by its own disintegrating center. Mr. Biserat Amare’s Grand Coalition Framework ofers a bold, realistic response to this crisis. Itis not a power-sharing gimmick it is a strategic tool to restore legitimacy, share responsibility,and lay the foundation for democratic transition.
Six Pillars of the Grand Coalition Framework
Our joint editorial boards afirm the central components of the proposal as essential to Tigray’ssurvival:
1. Inclusive Stakeholder Participation
Reformist actors, civil society leaders, the diaspora, clergy, youth, and veteran fighters must allhave a seat at the table. No single force should monopolize Tigray’s future.
2. Transitional Power-Sharing Architecture
Rotational leadership, enforceable term limits, and institutional checks are key to dismantlingentrenched political monopolies.
3. Civil-Military Separation
The TDF must be professionalized and de-politicized. Governance must be civilian-led freefrom militia influence or warlord dynamics.
4. Institutional and Legal Reform
The framework calls for immediate reforms to judicial independence, anti-corruption enforcement, land/resource governance, and neutral electoral bodies.
5. Truth and Reconciliation
A Tigray Reconciliation Commission should document atrocities, address intra-Tigrayanviolence, and expose illegal gold exploitation, land grabs, and political sabotage.
6. Time-Bound Democratic Transition
The roadmap outlines a 24–36 month transition period, culminating in free, fair, internationallymonitored elections.
Editorial Warning: Delay Is Not Neutral—It Is Destructive
Every day of indecision deepens political fragmentation, empowers corrupt networks, and fuelsthe risk of violent implosion.Let us be clear:This proposal is not optional. It is existential.
Our Editorial Position: A Call to Embrace the Framework
We, the Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review and the Tigray Herald Editorial Board, jointly state:
We fully endorse Mr. Biserat Amare’s Grand Coalition Proposal as a comprehensive,inclusive, and forward-looking blueprint for Tigray’s national salvation.
We recognize the global and historical relevance of the proposal, including Mr. Amare’sintegration of case studies from Europe, Africa, and China.
We afirm the proposal’s value not only as an internal governance mechanism but as acredible diplomatic framework to engage international stakeholders and development partnersin Tigray’s reconstruction.
Strategic Recommendations to All Tigrayan Stakeholders
We urge all sectors of Tigrayan society government, opposition, civil society, the military, andthe diaspora to take the following actions:
Read the full proposal at www.tigrayherald.org
Hold transparent public forums in all zones and among diaspora communities
Insist on open political debate, rejecting censorship or intimidation
Include youth, women, faith leaders, survivors, and professionals in coalition design
Resist all forms of elite sabotage, militarized manipulation, or ideological purity tests
Key Reminders and Strategic Insights
This is not a partisan platform it is a national covenant. No single institution military, political, or administrative can rescue Tigray alone.The Grand Coalition Framework is the final peaceful reset before another spiral of internalconflict.Real leadership today requires sacrifice, compromise, and long-term vision.
Final Word: The Choice Is Now Reform or Ruin
Tigray does not need another faction. It needs a unifying political reset anchored in justice,humility, and constitutional order. Mr. Biserat Amare’s proposal is not aspirational rhetoric it is a practical framework forcollective survival.Let the document be read. Let it be debated. Let it be adopted.
Before the window closes.
The price of unity is sacrifice. The cost of inaction is collapse. The Grand Coalition is not a theory. It is a national necessity.
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