Tigray’s main political party reasserted control over the northern Ethiopian region’s political administration on Tuesday, following through on a threat to violate a key provision of the deal that ended a civil war with the federal government. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said in a statement it had restored the legislative council that existed before the 2020-2022 civil war and that the council had elected TPLF chair Debretsion Gebremichael as regional president. The TPLF announced last month that it would restore pre-war political structures, accusing the federal government of provoking armed conflict with Tigray, withholding funds for paying civil servants and extending the tenure of the interim administration’s president without consulting it. The prospect prompted an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to warn that “catastrophic conflict” could return to the region. The European Union and Britain have called for de-escalation over the past week.

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