1995 Constitution of Ethiopia
[5] The Constitutional Commission of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia (TGE) had worked with Regional Affairs Coordination Department for two years (1993 and 1994).After the discussion, participants voted for or against to each provision of the constitution, compiled the results at kebele, district, zone, region or national level.Article 3(1) says "The Ethiopian flag shall consist of green at the top, yellow in the middle and red at the bottom, and shall have a national emblem at the center".[11] Article 3(3) authorized over the members of Federation to use their respective flags and emblems,[12] which was opposed by pro-unitary groups.Few individuals opened debates through media about the flag and emblems of Ethiopia and gave guidance for the government.Some Ethiopian government officials confused the argument; for example Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed conflated the term "boundary" and "border".