National Congress of Great Tigray

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National Congress of Great Tigray
AbbreviationBaytona
FoundedSeptember 2020
IdeologyTigrayan nationalism
National affiliationSAWET
TIP

The National Congress of Great Tigray (Tigrinya: ብሄራዊ ባይቶ ዓባይ ትግራይ) or Baytona (Tigrinya: ባይቶና) is a political party in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.[1][2]

Policies

In September 2020, prior to the

confederation of independent states.[3]

September 2020 election

Baytona won 20,839 votes out of the 2,633,848 votes cast, winning no seats in the September 2020 election.[4] The Tigray Regional Council resulting from the election established a mechanism for minority parties to propose agendas and bills, present motions, propose policy and nominate appointees. Baytona was allotted seven non-voting seats and one voting seat.[1]

Tigray War

In January 2021, during the Tigray War, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) asked Baytona for an "explanation about [its] activities" before taking a possible decision on deregistering the party in relation to its participation in the September 2020 Tigray election, that NEBE considered illegal.[5]

On 2 February 2021, Baytona, together with Tigray Independence Party and Salsay Weyane Tigray, estimated there to have been 52,000 civilian casualties of the Tigray War.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Debretsion faces rough road ahead as Tigray State President". Addis Fortune. 2020-09-24. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. ^ a b Gebremedhin, Desta (2020-09-05). "Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia: Further polarisation as Tigray holds 'illegal' election". Africa Practice. 2020-09-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. ^ "የትግረይ ምርጫ፡ በትግራይ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ህወሓት ማሸነፉ ተገለፀ". BBC News (in Amharic). 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. ^ "NEBE cancels registration of TPLF". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. 2021-01-18. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "A Joint Press Release by Tigray Independence Party (TIP), Salsay Weyane Tigray (SAWET), and National Congress of Great Tigray (Baytona) on the Current Situation in Tigray". Eritrea Hub. 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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