List of political parties in Ethiopia
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This article lists political parties in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a multi-party parliament. The legislature was mostly dominated by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, until it was succeeded by the Prosperity Party in December 2019. The latest general election would have taken place in August 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The most recent general election took place in 2021.
List
[edit]Parliamentary parties
[edit]| Party | Political positions | Ideology | Created | House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperity Party Amharic: ብልጽግና ፓርቲ, romanized: Bilit͟s’igina Paritī Oromo: Paartii Badhaadhiinaa Somali: Xisbiga Barwaaqo |
Centre | Ethiopian nationalism Liberalism Economic liberalism Federalism |
2019[2] | 410 / 547
| |
| National Movement of Amhara Amharic: የአማራ ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ, romanized: Ye’āmara Biḥērawī Nik’inak’ē |
Centre-right to right-wing |
Amhara self-determination Ethnic nationalism Liberalism |
2018 | 5 / 547
| |
| Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማህበራዊ ፍትህ, romanized: Ye-Ïtiyop'iya Zēgochi Le-mahiberawī Fitih |
Centre | Liberalism Ethiopian nationalism |
2019 | 4 / 547
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| Gedeo People's Democratic Party | Gedeo interests Regionalism |
1992 | 2 / 547
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| Tigray People's Liberation Front Tigrinya: ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ, romanized: Ḥəzbawi Wäyanä Ḥarənnät Təgray |
Left-wing | Revolutionary democracy Tigray nationalism |
1975[3] | 0 / 547
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Other national parties
[edit]National parties without members of parliament as of 5 October 2020[update][4] include:
| Name | Native name | Ideology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom and Equality Party | Amharic: ነጻነትና እኩልነት ፓርቲ | Moderate liberalism | Established in 2019 |
| All Ethiopian National Movement | Amharic: የመላው ኢትዮጵያውያን ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ | N/A | |
| All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement | Amharic: መላ ኢትዮጵያ ሶሻሊስት ንቅናቄ | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
Oldest communist party in Ethiopia. Member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces[5] |
| Balderas Party | Amharic: ባልደራስ ፓርቲ | Liberalism | Founded by political activist Eskinder Nega in 2019 |
| Alliance for Freedom and Democracy | ? | Self-determination | Coalition of former separatist groups. |
| Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice | Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማኅበራዊ ፍትህ; ye-Ïtiyop'iya zēgochi le-mahiberawī fitih | Social justice Ethiopian nationalism |
Created through the merger of 7 opposition parties. |
| Ethiopian Democratic League | ? | N/A | Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy. |
| Ethiopian Democratic Party | Amharic: ከኢትዮጵያዊያን ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ | Liberal nationalism Economic liberalism Pan-Ethiopianism |
Member of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice. |
| Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Medrek) | Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት መድረክ | Social democracy Democratic socialism Ethnic federalism |
Officially a coalition of 5 parties. |
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party | Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ አብዮታዊ ፓርቲ | Non-ethnic federalism | Former communist party. |
| Ethiopian Social Democratic Party | Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ማህበረ-ዴሞክራሲ ፌደራላዊ ፓርቲ | Social democracy | Former member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces. |
| Ginbot 7 | ? | N/A | Political organisation. |
| Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia | ? | Oromo self-determination | Oromo militant party. |
| Kefagn Patriotic Front | ? | N/A | Formed by soldiers from the army of Mengistu Haile Mariam. |
| Oromo Federalist Congress | ? | Formed in 2012 from merger of OPC with OFDM.[6] | |
| Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice | ? | N/A | Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy. |
| Sidama Liberation Front | ? | Sidama self-determination | Sidama militant group. |
| Western Somali Democratic Party | ? | Somali nationalism | Former separatist group. |
| Coalition of Ethiopian Federalist Forces | Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራሊስት ኃይሎች ጥምረት | Ethnic federalism Revolutionary democracy |
Political coalition. |
Other regional parties
[edit]Defunct parties
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1.^ In 2022, a party of the same name sent in application for a registration license, it was denied by The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) in August of the same year.[16]
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