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I. INTRODUCTION
EPRDF is
governed by the principles of revolutionary democracy and
struggles for the objectives as specified in its party
programme. Its objectives being democratic and revolutionary
and if put in action, will enable the people to rid themselves
from abject states of poverty and backwardness and people to
rid themselves of justice, democracy and prosperity.
Therefore, EPRDF vehemently struggles to realize its programme
which is believed to be the key for transforming the Ethiopian
society.
For the
realization of the programmes of EPRDF, the people should
internalize and struggle for their achievement. In order to
enable people to rally behind the objectives of revolutionary
democracy and to struggle for their accomplishment, EPRDF is
expected to play the role of a vanguard by bracing up its
organizational capacity to lead the people in their efforts to
raise their consciousness and organize themselves.
In order for
EPRDF to play a leading role in the process of the
mobilization of the entire people in realizing its
revolutionary democratic programme, it is imperative that
there is a lasting unity of ideas and practice between EPRDF
and its member organizations and from top to bottom. In order
to create and persistently develop the unity of ideas and
practice within the front of member organizations, it is
essential to have a firm and regular democratic forum. There
should be a lasting legal and organisational environment for
the democratic struggle among ideas. Our statute allows for
the creation of a legal and organisational environment that
guarantees for free struggle among ideas within EPRDF and its
member organizations. Consequently, our statute by creating a
lasting democratic environment within our organization leads
us towards the development of mature consensus through the
democratic struggle within ideas. Because of this, all organs
and members should assume the highest awareness about its
details and struggle towards its realisation.
By employing
our democratic practices which have gained legal and
organisational framework, our statute enables us to create the
unity of ideas and its realization in an intensified form.
When democracy assumes legal and organisational form, it
enhances the creation of a reliable environment for the free
struggle among ideas but it dose not mean it eliminates
differences. The preponderance of a democratic situation does
not guarantee the absence of differences between the front and
its member organizations regarding its programme or issues
pertaining to the programme. The democratic situation is not
to make differences not to arise or to be eliminated but
without threatening the unity of the Front and its member
organizations, it enables them to manifest themselves in a
systematic way.
Our statute
besides its being democratic has another feature which
emphasizes the employment the felt needs of the masses as a
directive for operation and the struggle towards its
realization. Without this operational unity, our Front cannot
be seen as different from an ordinary discussion forum. Thus,
our statute on one side by reinstating a democratic
environment for the free and transparent struggle of ideas and
on the other by proclaiming discretely the mutual obligations
for the promotion of the realization of the needs of the
masses it enables our Front and its member organizations for a
strong unity of ideas and their operations. As a result, we
have to uphold and staunchly struggle for the realization our
statute.
EPRDF is a
front of a number of national organizations. Member
organizations realize the programme of EPRDF by synchronizing
it according to their respective objective realities. They
also pursue national issues together on the basis of this
programme. The EPRDF statute stipulates that the political
leadership we provide both at the national and regional levels
is conducted by clear lines of the division of duties and
makes clear the limits of the responsibilities of the Front
and member organizations. By stipulating the limits of the
rights and expected obligations of either EPRDF or each member
organization, it consists of a system of dealing with
situation where rights are transgressed or when obligations
are not properly met. As a result, our statute, by enabling
EPRDF and member organizations to have political economic and
social activities that are interwoven and supportive of each
other, ensures the realization of our revolutionary democratic
programme.
The Statute
of EPRDF enables the Front to have the legal and
organisational system by specifying the duties and obligations
of members of the different organs which will be organized and
the members of the Front who are assigned to work in the
different organs of EPRDF, by stipulating the process of
decision making and execution, and by specifying the
principles of operation and management to be used by
specifying the principles of operation and management to be
used by the structures.
The statue of
EPRDF provides us clear guidelines to tackle issues to deal
with the specification of the duties and responsibilities of
the higher management organs, of when there are problems
dealing with interpretations.
To sum up,
our statute will bring ties in between the Front and member
organizations, as well as the management organs, and as
opposed to individualistic relationships, it will also bring
an institutionalized work and management system thereby
ensuring the objectives of the revolutionary democratic
programme.
II. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
OF ORGANIZATION PURSUED BY EPRDF
1. Since
the development of a democratic system and sustainable
development could be achieved through the practice of the
objectives of the revolutionary democracy in our country,
member organizations have the obligation to struggle for the
realization of revolutionary democratic objectives by fighting
the idea of dependency and the tendency and practice of rent
collection. It is also the obligation of member organizations
to ardently struggle for the realization of the objectives of
the Front and for the Statue.
2.
Since
Ethiopia is a multi-national country, the way to guide its
different nationalities and peoples together for the struggle
should be through a Front made up of multi-national member
organizations, and not in an organizational framework of
individuals. Because the Front consisting of multi-national
organizations will fulfill two basic questions:
a.
Ethiopian
nations and nationalities by forming an organization based
upon nations and nationalities of their own are practically
showing the will their rights and benefits be protected in a
fundamental way. The current situation indicates that nations
and nationalities could secure a better organizational
leadership and political participation when they are in
struggle under the leadership of nations and nationality
organizations of their own. As thus each nationality, under a
respective national organization will improve the condition
for the respect of their rights and benefits. EPRDF, being an
organization of nations and nationalities and dedicated to the
respect of rights and values of Ethiopian nations and
nationalities, should embrace organizations that are formed on
the basis of nations and nationalities to protect the rights
and benefits of nations and nationalities.
b.
National
organizations are organizations that are formed in order to
protect the rights and benefits of their nations and
nationalities under the revolutionary democratic programme.
Keeping this in mind, the formation of organizations of
nations and nationalities that are governed by the democratic
objectives which foster fraternity and unity among different
organizations is fundamental. The formation of nations and
nationality organizations under one revolutionary democratic
Front will be the better choice to realize this objective.
So, as EPRDF is an organization which stands to secure
equality and unity among the peoples of Ethiopia, it realizes
the objective by embracing member organizations that are
dedicated to protect the rights and also gain support from
their people easily.
3.
Due to the
fact that EPRDF is dedicated to the realization of
revolutionary democratic objectives, the organizations under
its embrace are only those which have clearly dictated the
revolutionary democratic objectives within their programme.
EPRDF does not either embrace organizations of every nations
and nationality or organizations that simply claim to have
accepted its revolutionary democratic programme. They should
struggle for the realization of its programme Individuals that
need EPRDF membership through their respective organizations
should also be aware of this fact.
4.
The
Revolutionary democratic objective could be represented in a
nation and nationality only through one organization.
Therefore, unfortunately if there are more than one
organization in a nation/nationality which want to join the
Front primarily they should be merged. Because if they are not
merged both or one of them will be subject for incorrect
objective and organization.
5.
For those
national/nationalities organizations which will observe the
realization of revolutionary democratic objectives assure
their benefits and who are ready to work in collaboration with
EPRDF, the Front will seek an organizational framework to work
in partnership and jointly and also will have a supportive
organizational structure to accommodate other supporters.
6.
Women as well
as youth members of organization, who accept the revolutionary
democratic programme and ready to struggle for its realization
will be organized under women and youth leagues within EPRDF.
The women and youth leagues allow not only members of EPRDF
but also other women and youth who accept the objectives of
leagues, and they are thus forums that promote revolutionary
democratic ideas and practices.
7.
The objective
of revolutionary democracy could be realized only if the
internal and work ethics of the organization which stood for
it remain to be democratic. Therefore, EPRDF will embrace the
applicant organization whose leadership is elected in a
democratic participation and decision of its members; whose
members are free to express their ideas; democratic centralism
system is in operation; endorsement of criticism, self
criticism and evaluation system are available; and when the
Statute of the organization is respected and is only legally
supreme to justify the organization.
8.
Since EPRDF
is a Front representing the unity of organizations,
organizational membership of the Front is endorsed only by
accepting its revolutionary democratic programme and statute.
Thus members will not have distinct political and ideological
existence outside the Front. Due to this, member
organizations should realize revolutionary democratic
objectives in their respective regions and have the duty to
implement the decisions of the EPRDF at national level.
However, each member organization of the Front will have the
opportunity to synchronize the programme and the general plan
of the Front in accordance to their respective regions;
facilitate their own internal organizational affairs; send
representatives to different organs of the Front and would
have the right to replace their representatives when needed.
Since the member has joined the Front by its own interest, its
freedom to quit from the Front is reserved. However, the need
to quit membership is made effective by the articles
stipulated within this statute.
9.
EPRDF will
protect its unity and realize its political programme when
there is equality among member organizations. And since it is
the Front of various revolutionary democratic organizations,
the relationship among member organizations will never having
thought without equality. Therefore, all members of the Front
while having the same rights and obligations, will have the
right to consult equally on common issues; participate in
decision making processes and to be equally represented in the
Front leadership.
CHAPTER ONE
Briefs
Article 1 Topic
This statute
can be referred to as the statute of the Ethiopian Peoples
Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) modified and approved
by the 6th Congress of the EPRDF.
Article 2 Name
of the Front
The name of
the Front is the “Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic
Front” (EPRDF).
Article 3
Emblem of the Front
The
background being red, on the right wheat, on the left a wheel
and conjoined with the shape of half a circle, a torch handled
by two hands in the middle; at the top the of torch on the
tips of the wheel and wheat an amber star.
Article 4
Interpretation of the Emblem
1.
The red background stands for the sacrifice paid for the
establishment of a democratic order.
2. The
wheat, half the wheel and torch represents the sectors of the
society both in rural and urban areas which are the social
foundation of revolutionary democracy who have organized
themselves under EPRDF.
3. The
two hands represent the readiness of the peoples' to rally
behind the revolutionary democracy and their comradeship.
4. The
star represents the bright hope we have to establish a
sustainable democratic order in our country.
Article 5 Organ
of the Front
1.
The
Front’s organ is “Revolutionary Democracy”.
2.
The
organ uses Amharic which is the working language of the Front.
3. Although
stated in sub article 2 above, organs of member organizations
prepared in different languages will serve to express EPRDF’S
public stand.
Article 6 the
Headquarters of the Front
The
Headquarters of the Front will be in Addis Ababa.
Article 7 The
principles of organization and operation of the Front
1.
The
Front’s organizational principles
a.
EPRDF is
a Front founded by the union of revolutionary democratic
organizations. It is not a Front organized by recruiting
individuals.
b.
All
EPRDF member organizations have the obligations to make the
national revolutionary democracy operational in their
respective regions.
c.
While
keeping in mind what is stated in ‘b’, all member
organizations have the freedom to realize EPRDF programme in a
way suited to the objective realities of their respective
regions.
d.
EPRDF is
a Front for organizations which are equal.
e.
All
organizations that come under EPRDF umbrella are those which
are led by democratic principles and those which respect
democratic centralism.
f.
EPRDF by
making the basis and respecting the laws of the country
promotes its activities.
2.
Mutual
actions and individual obligations
a.
All
organs of EPRDF found at all levels will pass decisions after
mutual discussions and through majority votes.
b.
One
person will have only one vote. A proposed decision will be a
common guideline if it wins above 50% +1 vots of the total
voices in the particular meeting. When there is a draw, the
side the chairman belongs or supports will be the wining side.
c.
All
members supposed to be present in regular or urgent meetings
have the obligation to attend the meetings. Any international
move to avoid a quorum before a meeting or in the middle of a
meeting is prohibited.
d.
Anyone
who internationally left in order not to fulfill a quorum will
be considered to have dismissed self. Eech member organization
assigns instead of the dismissed person; and until the end of
the replacement, the quorum will be counted by the rest. Yet,
having a special reason, the dismissed person has the right to
appeal.
e.
Any
decision that wins above 50%+1 will be effective on the body
passing the decision and on all bodies and members under it.
f.
Excepting those which are specified by this Statute, any
meeting by any body can be taken as fulfilling the quorum when
there is a 50%+1 of the expected participants are present.
g.
Members
who are supposed to attend the regular as well as the urgent
meetings must attend.
h.
Any
decision by a committee can be realized by giving the
responsibility to the committee members or to those bodies or
members below the committee individually or in collaboration.
i.
Any
lower committee or a member of a lower committee has the
obligation to put into action any decision passed to it.
j.
Any
member who has complaints or who does not agree with the
decisions of a committee while putting them in practice has
the legal right to ask the respective decisions to be
reviewed.
k.
If 1/3
of the meeting members ask for review of any decision, the
issue will be open for discussion. If above 50%+1 demand for
a review, the issue will be seen as a new item to be discussed
for decision.
l.
If any
complaint on any decision is not accepted on the same forum,
the complaint is not forwarded for the second time. The
complaint, however, will be brought forth while continuing
participation and the issue be posed for a review by gathering
a signatory.
m.
The
complaint will be brought for a review orally or in a written
form before the committee that had made decision, and the case
will be justified according to the statement on article ‘L’.
If the former decision making body is dismissed, the appeal
will be made through a written application. And the written
appeal is presented clearly with legal grounds. The presenter
submits the written appeal to the chairperson of the decision
making body. And the chairperson will in due time distribute
the appeal to supporters to sign agreement. If one-third of
the people concerned have made agreement in their signatory,
the appeal will be discussed thoroughly on the next meeting or
in an urgent meeting called according to conditions
stipulated.
3.
The
working conditions of EPRDF are based on clarity and
accountability.
a.
Higher
body decisions will be announced downwards throughout the
hierarchy unless they are intended to be kept confidential.
b.
Decisions kept confidential are only those which may
eventually damage the revolutionary path if disclosed.
c.
Decisions made by the high body of EPRDF and stands that
negatively affect the country’s peoples are disclosed in due
time to peoples with supportive explanations.
d.
The
Front will consult women and youth leagues; Para organizations
and communities on basic issues, and will develop the trend
for use.
e.
Respective EPRDF leadership bodies will report in a given
period of time to the higher body the details of their work
performance.
f.
Respective leadership bodies will take responsibility for what
they have decided upon. In addition, they are accountable to
less performance or abuse.
g.
Accountability case would be seen and be made effective
according to the Front, the organization statute or by the
country laws.
4.
EPRDF
actions will be implemented in all the regions by the national
member organizations.
a.
National
EPRDF programmes, decisions, as well as tasks will be made
effective by member national organizations in their respective
region.
b.
National
member organizations should implement national decisions and
basic implementation directives in their regions. However,
they are free to modify the national decisions and
implementation directives according to conditions in their
respective regions.
c.
EPRDF
will not form a hierarchy in the regions separately from the
national member organizations. However, contact may be made
with coorganizations or individuals working with the national
member organizations or with those temporarily assigned to
implement responsibilities.
d.
EPRDF
with decision from the Executive or its Congressional body may
assist member organizations in difficult cases which are
beyond their capacity to perform. However, the support could
remain until the organizations run duties by their own and to
a limited period of time.
5.
Federal
Government offices, cities accountable to the Federal
Government, Ethiopians living abroad, and institutions
governed alongside by EPRDF with regard to its organizational
structural should be accountable to the Office of EPRDF.
a.
Keeping
in mind that the above bodies are responsible to the Office of
EPRDF, they are governed by a communal committee formed from
each member organization.
b.
The
right to accept the acquaintance of representatives from the
organizations’ common work remains to EPRDF, and in no case
would representatives be assigned for a different duty without
the knowledge and confirmation from EPRDF.
c.
Organizations that participate in this multinational structure
will recruit their members independently but in compliance
with the EPRDF structure.
d.
The
details of the rules and regulations of the communal
committees will be set by the Office of the EPRDF.
6.
Regarding the organizational structure of other nations and
nationalities organizations in the regions.
a.
Other
nations nationality revolutionary democrats may operate by
their own organizational structure where the national member
organizations are in function.
b.
The
mission of organizational structure of sister organizations is
to materialize Public Relations and organizational activities
among members and to act social basics of revolutionary
democratic foundations within members, nations or
nationalities. Yet these bodies will not have separate
administrative responsibilities.
c.
Sister
organizational structures of areas may obtain their basic
directives from the national organization operating in their
respective region. They also report their performance in due
time to the regional organization. Besides they send similar
report to their own national organization.
d.
Details
of implementation of this guide are set by the EPRDF Executive
Committee.
CHAPTER TWO
Membership
Article 8
Becoming a member of the Front
EPRDF membership will require the following
criteria.
1. That
which accepts EPRDF Programme and the Statute and ready to
ardently struggle for implementation; that which has
operational internal democratic system; that which has social
basis to implement the Programme, and that shows active
participation;
2.
A
national political organization or a Front that is formed by a
group of regional national revolutionary democratic
organizations or a multi-national organization;
3.
That
which participates according to the rules and principles of
the Front and if necessary that which is ready to participate
in the system for a tangible contribution;
4.
That
which is ready to contribute financially for the
implementation of EPRDF activities;
5. An
organization which has completed membership probationary
period.
Article 9
Temporary Membership
1.
Any
organization will have a probationary period of one year
before getting approval for membership.
2.
When it
has found it to be fundamental, the Executive Committee can
extend the probationary period up to a duration of one year.
Article 10
Approving Membership
1.
Acceptance in a probationary membership will be decided by the
EPRDF Council.
2.
Full
membership will be consolidated by the EPRDF Congress.
Article 11
The rights of a member organization.
Every
member organization of the Front will have the following
rights.
1.
Equally
filling up higher vacant positions held up in the Front
according to the rules and regulations stipulated in the Front
Statute;
2.
Representing candidates for the high positions held or
replacing them when needed on the basis of the Front Statute;
3.
Disseminating and voicing of ideas within the Front according
to the rights allowed in the Front Statute;
4.
Recruiting organizing and teaching people within the framework
of one’s organization;
5.
Acting
accordingly with one’s internal organizational framework;
6.
Using
the Front property commonly and equally;
7.
Making
decisions on the common issues of the Front equally;
8.
Resigning from the Front membership at any time according to
the articles stated in the Statute.
Article 12 The
obligations of a member organization
Each member organization
of the Front will be subject to the following obligations.
1.
Respecting and implementing Programmes, statute rules and
regulations decisions and plans of the Front;
2.
Respecting of and pursuing with the operational and leadership
principles of the Front;
3.
Keeping
the wellbeing and secrets of both the Front and member
organizations;
4.
Participating in regular and urgent meetings of the Front
through representatives and maintaining quorum life;
5.
Fighting
the anti-unity attitudes and activities and consolidating
unity of the Front;
6.
Consolidating and maintaining the relationship among member
organizations equally;
Article 13
Dismissal and willful resigning from membership
1.
Disciplinary ban and full dismissal
a. Organizations
that are not in compliance with the obligations under article
12 above will temporally be banned or fully be dismissed from
the Front membership.
b. Temporal
ban or full dismissal from membership will be made effective
on an organization only after giving a prior criticism and
correction time and only if it does not show any improvement.
c. Ban
or dismissal decisions will be passed up on a member
organization by the EPRDF Council.
d. An
organization subject to ban or dismissal will have the right
to appeal to the EPRDF Controls Commission and will have its
complaints be reviewed by the Congress. And if the Congress
agrees to see the case representatives of the banned or
dismissed organization will be allowed to the Congress only to
present their appeal. The decision passed by the Congress
will be final.
e. An
organization formerly dismissed from membership will present
membership application after correcting mistakes and the case
will be examined and will be a member after getting acceptance
by the Congress.
2.
Resigning from membership
a. Any
member organization can resign from membership after a prior
notification to the Front.
b. In
consistence to the statement in article “a”, the decision to
resign will be made final by the Congress of the organization.
c. In
consistent to what are stated in article “a” and “b”, the
resigning organization shall give chance for other member
organizations to forward their opinion.
3. Council
of the Front shall adopt detailed regulations of ban,
resigning and dismissal from membership.
Article 14 The
Rights of a provisional member organization
1. Every provisional
member organization shall abide by the following obligations.
a. Participating in
different training forums, forwarding, voicing ideas within
the framework and Statute of the Front;
b. Mute participation
in the Congress and Council of the Front;
c. Working within the
reach of people, recruiting, organizing and teaching persons
for membership anywhere and under its own organizational
pursuit;
d. Working within the
framework of its own organization;
e. Departure by its
own as far as it does not want continuance in the provision
membership;
2. In consistent with
sub article 1 (d), the intention to resigning from membership
shall be notified to the Council.
3. The implementation
of this article shall be governed by articles 13(2) and 13(3)
above.
Article
15
Obligations of a provisional member.
Including
EPRDF membership fee, the details stated as obligations for
member organizations in this Statute shall also be the
obligations of the provisional members.
Article 16
about Partner Organizations
1.
Any
national organization that can fulfill the following criteria
shall work in partnership with EPRDF.
a.
That can recur to work cooperatively with EPRDF in the
struggle for peace, development and democracy;
b.
That can play a leadership role to popular mobilization in the
struggle against poverty and backwardness;
c.
That struggles the idea of dependency and materializes a
democratic system within its own internal structure.
d.
That have a positive attitude towards revolutionary democracy.
2.
EPRDF can work together with the partner organizations on
common issues; takes the leadership role; and at times offers
support.
3.
The details of EPRDF’S communal work with partner
organizations shall be set by the Council of the Front.
CHAPTER THREE
Organizational Structure
Article 17
Management organs and various structures of the Front
1.
General
Congress of EPRDF
2.
Council
of EPRDF
3.
Executive Committee of EPRDF
4.
Chairperson of EPRDF
5.
Assistant Chairperson of EPRDF
6.
Controls
Commission of EPRDF
7.
Office
of EPRDF
8.
Structure of EPRDF Parliament members
9.
Women
League
10.
Youth
League
11.
Lower
Bodies of EPRDF
Article18
Congress of EPRDF
1.
Establishment
and Announcement of the Congress
a.
The congress of EPRDF shall be conducted within 2 to 21/2
years. However, the Congress may extend it to not greater
than the duration of six months depending upon situations.
b.
The Congress is structured by people voted equally from member
organizations; members of the EPRDF Council and Controls
Commission directly participate in the Congress.
c.
Members of the Congress assume place permanently until
replaced by the next Congress.
d.
Necessary facilities for the congress are provided by a
committee formed for this purpose by the Executive Committee.
e.
The committee formed to facilitate activities for the Congress
gathers agendas from the Executive Committee, the EPRDF
Council and from member organizations.
f.
Regarding the number and composition of participants of the
Congress, the Facilitation Committee sets initial ideas;
presents to the Executive Committee; and implements when it is
approved.
g.
Representatives of the EPRDF Congress shall be recruited from
their respective organizational Congress. However, any
organization that has not conducted congress in due time shall
represent its participants by conducting elections starting
from a lower level.
2.
Urgent Congress
a.
Upon decision made by the council of the Front with votes, or
upon a request by at least half of member organizations, or by
a request from permanent Congress members who have got support
from 50% + 1 of them, an urgent Congress be called.
b.
When EPRDF’S Controls Commission gets 1/3 of support from or
permanent members of the Congress, it can make an urgent
Congress.
c.
When an urgent Congress is held, the former members of the
Congress are made to participate directly; even if some
members are absent and as far as it does not affect the
quorum, a new election will not be conducted.
d.
The desired number of members of a quorum to hold an urgent
congress shall be 50% +1.
3. Duties
and responsibilities of the Congress
a.
The Congress is the highest body of the Front.
b. It
approves, modifies, and accordingly changes the Programme and
the Statue of the Front.
c.
Sets national policies and strategies for the Front to pursue.
d.
Decides on activities and goals for the Front to implement
until the next Congress.
e.
Specifies the number of members for the Council and the
Executive Committee of the Front.
f.
Hears, evaluates and gives decision on the reports persented
by the Council and the Controls Commission of the Front.
4.
The Mode
of Operation of the Congress
a. Before
the Congress to assume work, the Facilitation Committee will
report on the future operational plans, activities of the
Congress and gets them approved.
b. The
Congress shall be led by a Presidium. Members of the Presidium
will be the Secretaries of each member organizations.
c. Issues
planned for discussion under the Congress shall be approved by
the Congress.
Articles
19
EPRDF Council - Establishment, Duties and Responsibilities and
Mode of Operation.
1.
The
Establishment of the Council
a.
The Council is the second highest body of the Front next to
the Congress.
b.
The Council is represented with equal number of members from
organizations. Members of the Council shall be elected from
the Central Committee of each organization.
c.
Each member organization has the right to sack or replace
other Council members.
d.
The Council is accounted to the EPRDF Congress.
2. Duties
and Responsibilities of the Council.
The council
will have the following duties and responsibilities
a.
Leads the Front from the present to the next Congress.
b.
Based on the decisions of the Congress, it adopts policies on
national roles and other relevant issues; and also plans the
organization’s activities.
c.
Elaborates interpretable and debatable points in the Front
Statute.
d.
Sets and approves guidelines in order to implement the
Statute.
e.
Organizes and improves structures needed to foster activities
of the Front.
f.
Hears, evaluates and also makes decision when it is necessary.
g.
Accepts organizations to full Front membership by having the
two-third vote of the Council members; bans or dismisses a
member organization not fulfilled its obligation.
h.
Temporarily bans members from the Council for violations based
on the 2/3rd vote obtained from the Council. The
decision will be practical after getting approval by its
national organization.
i.
Elects the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the
Front.
j.
Approves the Front’s annual budget.
3.
Meeting
and mode of operation of the Council.
a.
The
Council regular meeting will be conducted every six months
b.
In
consistent to the statement in “a” above, the Council may call
an urgent meeting if it is requested by getting 1/3 of the
Council members or by the Executive Committee.
c.
Any
decision passed by the Council shall be effective in all
member organizations.
d.
The
Council meeting shall be chaired by the Front Chairperson.
e.
An
issue that only refers to a specific organization may be
discussed separately by its own Central Committee.
Article 20
The
EPRDF Executive Committee - Establishment, Duties and
Responsibilities.
1.
The
Establishment of the Executive Committee.
a.
The Executive Committee shall be formed by equal votes from
the Executive Committees of all the member organizations.
b.
Based on essentialities, each executive committee of member
organizations may replace its Executive Committee
representatives.
c.
The Executive Committee shall be accounted to the EPRDF
Council.
d.
Members of the Executive Committee who are represented from
each member organization shall be accountable to the EPRDF
Executive Committee and to their own Organizational Central
Committees.
2.
Duties and responsibilities of the Executive Committee
a.
Implements decisions and guides of the Council;
b.
Leads the duties and activities of different communal member
bodies;
c. By
consulting with national organizations, it assigns human power
to communal institutions;
d.
Prepares reports and sets agendas for the Council meetings;
e.
Organizes temporary structures and operates when needed;
f.
Prepares operational manuals to implement the Council
decisions;
g.
Takes agreements in the name of the Front;
h.
Admits provisional members; cancels at any time the
provisional membership of organizations that have not
accomplished the given practical assignments.
i.
Structures a committee that implements preliminary tasks for
the Congress established on the basis of equality; prepares
and presents a work manual with details for the Congress.
3.
Meeting and Mode of operation of the Executive Committee
a.
The Executive Committee conducts a regular meeting every three
months.
b.
When the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson as well as 1/3rd
of members of the Committee request, an urgent meeting may be
called.
c.
The meeting of the Executive Committee shall be held on prior
agenda, unless and otherwise an urgent need arises.
d.
The decisions of the Executive Committee shall be effective in
all member organizations.
e.
The Executive Committee meeting shall be chaired by the Front
Chairperson.
Article
21
The EPRDF Chairperson, Duties and Responsibilities
1.
Chairs the
Council and Executive Committee meetings of the Front;
2.
Implements Council decisions; coordinates the Executive
Committee tasks;
3.
Meets with other bodies by representing the Front;
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