The OLF advocates for resolving political differences, border disputes, and security issues through an all-inclusive national political conference and democratizing the constitution within its first year. It emphasizes peaceful political dialogue from the ground up and rejects armed struggle for state power, noting a strategic difference with armed groups like the OLA.
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“The OLF plans to democratize the constitution and hold an all-inclusive national political conference within a year to resolve political differences and border disputes peacefully, rejecting armed struggle.”
Peace, Security and National Safety Debate
Elections and Civic Space
The party is committed to peaceful, fair, and credible elections, actively preparing its supporters to accept the results. It also promises to ensure freedom of expression, assembly, and organization to foster truly independent civil society organizations free from political interference.
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“The party is committed to a peaceful election process and promises to ensure freedom of expression and organization to foster independent civil societies.”
Peace, Security and National Safety Debate
National Vision and Self-Determination
As a registered national party, the OLF envisions an Ethiopia where all nations and nationalities live in equality, peace, and mutual respect without the dominance of any single group. It maintains that the Oromo people's demand for self-determination remains unmet and highlights its 50-year struggle as instrumental in saving Oromo identity and inspiring other regions.
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“The OLF's 50-year struggle saved Oromo identity, and it continues to advocate for unmet demands for self-determination based on national and international principles.”
Peace, Security and National Safety Debate
“As a registered national party, the OLF fights for the equality and mutual respect of all nationalities, opposing the dominance of any single group.”
Agriculture and Rural Development Policy Debate
Agriculture and Rural Development
The OLF plans to modernize agriculture by replacing traditional ox-plows with accessible, small-scale technologies and deploying experts directly to rural farmers. It rejects arbitrary numerical production targets and forced mono-cropping (like wheat), which it blames for malnutrition, advocating instead for empowering farmers to grow diversified crops suited to their local agro-ecology.
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“The party aims to modernize agriculture with accessible technologies and expert support, rejecting arbitrary production targets and forced mono-cropping in favor of diversified crops suited to local agro-ecologies.”
Agriculture and Rural Development Policy Debate
Land Tenure Policy
The OLF views land as a generational public asset tied to identity and culture. It supports granting farmers indefinite use rights but strictly prohibits the sale of land to protect poor farmers from displacement by the wealthy, noting that the 'Land to the Tiller' concept originated from its own historical struggles.
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“Land is considered a generational public asset; farmers will receive indefinite use rights, but land sales will be prohibited to prevent the displacement of poor farmers.”
