List of political parties in Ethiopia
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This article lists political parties in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a
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
Parliamentary parties
| Party | Political positions | Ideology | Created | House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| : Xisbiga Barwaaqo | Centre | Ethiopian nationalism Liberalism Economic liberalism Federalism |
2019[2] | 410 / 547
| |
romanized : Ye’āmara Biḥērawī Nik’inak’ē
|
right-wing
|
Amhara self-determination Ethnic nationalism Liberalism |
2018 | 5 / 547
| |
romanized : Ye-Ïtiyop'iya Zēgochi Le-mahiberawī Fitih
|
Centre | Liberalism Ethiopian nationalism |
2019 | 4 / 547
| |
| Gedeo People's Democratic Party | Gedeo interests Regionalism |
1992 | 2 / 547
| ||
| 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
| |
Other national parties
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 |
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 |
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
| Name | Native name | Ideology | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Amhara People's Organization | Amharic : yemelawi āmara hizibi dirijiti |
Minority politics |
1993[7] | Former member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces. |
| Afar Liberation Front | ? | Afar interests | Former militant group turned political party. | |
| Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front | Afar: Qafar Uguugumoh Demokrasiyyoh Inkiinoh Fooca | Afar interests Self-determination |
Afar militant party. | |
| Arena Tigray | early 2000s[8] | |||
| Assimba Democratic Party | Social democracy[9] | Oct 2019[9] | Irob based party[10] | |
| Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front | Amharic : የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ አርበኞች ግንባር |
N/A | Rebel group formerly active in Eritrea. | |
| Ethiopian Unity Patriots Front | ? | Ethiopian nationalism Anti-Ethnic federalism Democracy Nuer tribalism |
c. 1993[11] | Part of the Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front. |
| Harari People's Democratic Party | Amharic : የሐረሪ ሕዝብ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓረቲ |
Minority politics |
Harari minority party. | |
| National Movement of Amhara | Minority politics |
Jun 2018[12] | ||
| Ogaden National Liberation Front | Somali: Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeenya | Somali nationalism | Somali militant organisation. | |
| Oromo Liberation Front | Oromo: Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo | Oromo nationalism Socialism Secularism |
Dec 1973[13] | Oromo armed movement and party. |
| Sheko and Mezenger People's Democratic Unity Organization | Amharic : የሸኮና መዠንገር ህዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር |
Minority politics |
Sheko and Mezenger minority party. | |
| Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition | ? | Minority politics |
A coalition from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region .
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| Tigray for Democracy & Justice Party[citation needed] | ? | Liberal democracy | Tigrinyan opposition party against the TPLF. | |
| Tigray Democratic Party | Tigrinya: ትግራይ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ | Dec 2019[14] |
Defunct parties
| Name | Native name | Ideology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity for Democracy and Justice | ? | Liberalism | Merged into Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice. |
| Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement | ? | Social democracy Democratic socialism Federalism Self-determination |
Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Afar National Democratic Party | Amharic : የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ |
Afar interests | Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Amhara Democratic Party | Amharic : አማራ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ |
Amhara interests | Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Argoba Nationality Democratic Organization | Amharic : የአርጎባ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ንቅናቄ |
Minority politics |
Argoba minority party. |
| Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front | Amharic : የቤንሻንጉልና ጉሙዝ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ አንድነት |
Minority politics |
Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Ethiopian Somali Democratic League | ? | Minority politics |
Somali ethnic party. |
Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party |
Amharic : የሶማሌ ዴሞክራሲዊ ፓርቲ |
Democratic socialism | Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Gambela People's Democratic Movement | Amharic : የጋምቤላ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ንቅናቄ |
Minority politics |
Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
Hareri National League |
Harari: ዚሐረሪ መሐዲያ ሊግ | Harari interests | Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Oromo Democratic Party | ? | Marxism Democratic socialism Oromo self-determination |
Merged into the Prosperity Party. |
| Oromo People's Congress | ? | Minority politics |
Former Oromo ethnic party. Merged with OFDM in 2012, creating OFC.[6] |
| Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement | Oromo: Warraaqsa Federaalistii Uummata Oromoo | Federalism | 2005[15]–2012;[6] Oromo party. Merged with OPC to create OFC. |
| Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray | ? | Anti-revisionism |
Semi-clandestine group within the TPLF. |
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | Amharic : የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር |
Revolutionary democracy Ethnic federalism |
De facto predecessor to the Prosperity Party. |
| Abyotawit Seded | Amharic : አብዮታዊ ሰደድ |
Communism | Political organisation led by Mengistu Haile Mariam. |
| Union of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations | ? | Communism | Early DERG-era organisation. |
| Echat | ? | Communism | DERG-era predecessor to the Oromo Liberation Front. |
| Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Organization | ? | Marxism-Leninism |
Early DERG-era organisation. |
| Waz League | ? | Communism Marxism |
Minor predecessor to the Workers Party of Ethiopia. |
| All Ethiopian Unity Party | ? | N/A | Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy. |
| Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia | Amharic: yaʼityoṗyā saretoʼadaroc̆ pārti ʼadarāj komišen | Marxism-Leninism |
Main predecessor of the Workers Party of Ethiopia. |
| Workers' Party of Ethiopia[1] | Amharic : የኢትዮጵያ ሠራተኞች ፓርቲ |
Marxism-Leninism |
Former ruling party. |
| Semayawi Party | ? | Liberalism | Merged into Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice. |
| Coalition for Unity and Democracy | Ge'ez : ቅንጅት ለአንድነት እና ዴሞክራሲ |
Ethiopian nationalism Civic nationalism Liberalism Federalism Populism |
Former coalition. |
| Coalition of Ethiopian Democratic Forces | ? | Communism Socialism |
Formed by former arch-rivals MEISON and Ihapa. |
| United Ethiopian Democratic Forces | Amharic : የኢትዮጵያ ዴሞክራሲዊ ኃይሎቸ ሕብረት |
Social democracy Social liberalism |
Former coalition. |
| Ethiopian Democratic Union | ? | Conservatism Monarchism Anti-communism |
Helped form the Ethiopian Democratic Party. |
| Gambela People's Democratic Unity Party | ? | Nuer interests | Formed due to mass displacement of Nuer people. |
| Gambela People's Liberation Movement | ? | National liberation Anti-communism |
Former rebel group. |
| Horyaal Democratic Front | ? | Somali nationalism Separatism |
Former Gadabuursi clan paramilitary group. |
| Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front | ? | Somali nationalism Issa interests Gurgura interests |
Former clan-based rebel group. |
Notes
- 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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External links
- List of registered political parties on the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs webpage
- Alphabet Soup, a 1995 list of Ethiopian parties prepared by the UN
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