sentence2: The EPRDF, however, is a coalition of four ethnic-based parties: Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO), Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM) and Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF). However, the TPLF is the core of the EPRDF, holding absolute power over the last quarter of a century by controlling the intelligence, security and military apparatus of the country.
sentence1: ምንም እንኳን ኢሕአዴግ የአራት የዘውግ ቡድኖች - ማለትም ብአዴን፣ ኦሕዴድ፣ ደኢሕዴን እና ሕወሓት ጥምረት ቢሆንም ሕወሓት የስለላ፣ ፖሊስ እና መከላከያ መዋቅሮችን ላለፉት ሩብ ምዕተ ዓመታት በመቆጣጠር ፍፁማዊ ሥልጣን ጨብጧል።