All the national political parties that are taking part in the negotiation have agreed on the proposed mixed electoral system except one, YeEthiopia Raie Party.
While accepting the system, the political parties have differences on the percentage of the proportional representation that will be combined with the prevailing first-past-the-post.
The ruling part, EPRDF have raised the previously proposed 10 percent of the proportional representation to 15 percent and All Oromo People's Democratic Party accepted the idea.
While the eleven political parties that are negotiating as one and Gadaa System Advancement Party has lowered their request of the proportional representation from 50 to 40 percent.
All Ethiopia National Movement on the other side proposed 25 percent of the mixed electoral system to be a proportional representation.
YeEthiopia Raie Party expressed its stand that the electoral system of the country to be full proportional representation otherwise to continue with the first-past-the-post, whereby 52 percent of seats will be granted to majority vote winner and the rest to other competitor parties.
Apart from that, majority of the political parties have agreed on the idea of adding new seats to the House of Peoples Representative that will be determined on the percentage to be agreed.
Having different stands on the figures of the percentage proposed by the political parties and considering it a deadlock, they agreed to meet on 27 October 2017.
Meanwhile, EPRDF has urged for an explanation from the YeEthiopia Raie Party, over its official claim on the need for the government to step down.
EPRDF said it will not be able to negotiate with YeEthiopia Raie Party, as it has lately acted undemocratically, unless they have provided a proper explanation.
On the meantime, YeEthiopia Raie Party requested for more time to present its explanation for publicly declaring the need for the government to step down and all the parties agreed to see the case in the upcoming session. (ENA)