ከአባል ድርጅቶቹ ሁሉ አንጋፋው ሕወሓት ውሕደቱን በመቃወም እንዲዘገይ በማለት መድረኩን በ2010 ሥልጣን ዐቢይ አሕመድ ሥልጣን ሲቆጣጠሩ ወደ ጀመረው የፖለቲካ ትርምስ ለቋል።
Tigray People's Liberation Front, (TPLF) the most senior of the four parties, determined to reject the agreement and delay the merger, setting the stage for convulsions in the messy political transition instigated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that began in April 2018.