There is not a single delegate in Ethiopia's outgoing lower house of parliament, known as the House of Peoples' Representatives, nor in the upper house — the House of Federation — currently representing the embattled Tigray region.
Missing out on another election in 2026 will bring Tigray's total absence from the political arena in Addis Ababa to a full decade. Many wonder where this leaves the region, as tensions appear to flare up again.
"Can we still say with certainty that 'Tigray is part of Ethiopia?' I am not sure," says Alemayehu Fentaw, a fellow at the Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Others seem to share a similarly despondent view of the situation — or worse.
TPLF: Half of Tigray under "enemy control'
