United Ethiopian Democratic Forces
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United Ethiopian Democratic Forces የኢትዮጵያ ዴሞክራሲዊ ኃይሎቸ ሕብረት | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Dissolved | July 2008 |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Membership (2005) | 2.9 million[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social liberalism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Website | |
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The United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (
Ethiopian general elections
held on 15 May 2005.
The main constituent parties were the
Ethiopian Democratic Unity Party. Other parties that joined to create the UEDF include: Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front), All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (MEISON), Ethiopian Democratic Union - Tehadiso, Ethiopian National United Front, Ethiopian People Federal Democratic Unity Party (HIBREHIZB), Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party, Gambela People's United Democratic Front, Oromo People's Liberation Organization (OPLO - IBSO), and Tigrean Alliance for Democracy
.
In July 2008, the UEDF joined the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement, the Somali Democratic Alliance Forces, and the Union of Tigrians for Democracy and Sovereignty (also known as Arena) to found the Ethiopian Democratic Unity Front or simply Medrek, a new coalition of opposition parties and activists.[2]
2005 election results
In the
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region
(SNNPR).
In the August 2005 Regional assembly elections, the party won 105 out of 537 seats in the assembly of the Oromia Region, 1 of the 36 seats in the Harari Region, and 37 of the 348 seats in the assembly of the SNNPR.[3]
In October the UEDF briefly supported the other major opposition party, the
West Shewa Zone of Oromia.[5]
2008 by-election results
Accusing the ruling
15 May 2008 by-elections
, three days before that election Beyenne Petros announced that the UEDF would boycott the
election.[6]
See also
References
- ^ hebret.org Archived December 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, (accessed 29 April 2009)
- ^ "Opposition holds 'Forum for Democratic Dialogue in Ethiopia'", Sudan Times 3 July 2008 (accessed 16 November 2009)
- ^ African Elections Database
- ^ UEDF press release Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (pdf)
- ^ Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives Website Archived March 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ethiopia opposition group to boycott local elections Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, International Herald Tribune 10 April 2008
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