List of political parties in Ethiopia

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This article lists political parties in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a multi-party parliament, mostly dominated by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, which has its own coalition of various parties.

The parties

Parliamentary parties

• Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
  • Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
  • Oromo People's Democratic Organization
  • Amhara National Democratic Movement
  • Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
• Coalition for Unity and Democracy → Unity for Democracy and Justice
  • Ethiopian Democratic League
  • All Ethiopian Unity Party
  • United Ethiopian Democratic Party-Medhin Party
  • Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice
• United Ethiopian Democratic Forces
  • Oromo People's Congress
  • Ethiopian Social Democratic Federal Party
  • Southern Ethiopia People's Democratic Coalition
  • All-Amhara People's Organization
  • Ethiopian Democratic Unity Party
  • Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front
  • All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement
• Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement
• Afar National Democratic Party
• Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front
• Gambela People's Democratic Movement
• Sheko and Mezenger People's Democratic Unity Organization
• Somali People's Democratic Party
• Hareri National League
• Argoba Nationality Democratic Organization

Other national parties

• All-Ethiopia Democratic Party
• Ethiopian National Democratic Party
• Ethiopian Peace and Democratic Party
• Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party
• Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy
• Forum for Democratic Dialogue in Ethiopia - Medrek
• United Ethiopia Democratic Party
• Workers' Party of Ethiopia

Other regional parties

• Afar Liberation Front
• Afar People's Democratic Movement
• Bench Madji People's Democratic Organization
• Ethiopian Berta People's Democratic Organization
• Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front**
• Gaadaa System Advancement Party
• Gedeyo Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front
• Gurage National Democratic Movement
• Hadiya National Democratic Organization
• Kafa Shaka People's Democratic Organization
• Kembata, Alabaa and Tembaro People’s Democratic Organization
• Konso People's Democratic Union
• Oromo Liberation Front**
• Sidama Liberation Movement
• Sidamo People's Democratic Organization
• Silte People's Democratic Unity Party
• South Omo People's Democratic Movement
• Walayta, Gamo, Gofa, Dawro, and Konta People's Democratic Organization

** Groups not recognized and/or designated as "terrorist organizations" by the Ethiopian government

See also

• List of political parties by country

External links

• List of registered political parties on the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs webpage