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The '''Afar National Democratic Party''' ({{lang-am|የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ}}; ANDP) is a [[political party]] in [[Ethiopia]]. |
The '''Afar National Democratic Party''' ({{lang-am|የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ}}; ANDP) is a [[political party]] in [[Ethiopia]]. |
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At the last [[legislative]] [[Ethiopian general elections, 2005|elections]], 15 May 2005, the party won 8 seats, all from the [[Afar Region]]. The current [[Ministry of Social Affairs (Ethiopia)|Minister of Social Affairs]] and the Deputy Chairman of Pastoralist Affairs are members of the party.<ref>[http://www.ethiopar.net/English/hopre/hormemb.html Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives Website]</ref> |
At the last [[legislative]] [[Ethiopian general elections, 2005|elections]], 15 May 2005, the party won 8 seats, all from the [[Afar Region]]. The current [[Ministry of Social Affairs (Ethiopia)|Minister of Social Affairs]] and the Deputy Chairman of Pastoralist Affairs are members of the party.<ref>[http://www.ethiopar.net/English/hopre/hormemb.html Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322104143/http://www.ethiopar.net/English/hopre/hormemb.html |date=2006-03-22 }}</ref> |
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It is reported that the ANDP was created in the latter half of 1999 from a merger of the [[Afar Liberation Front]] (ALF) and the [[Afar People's Democratic Organization]] with three smaller organizations—the [[Afar National Liberation Front]], the [[Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front]] (ARDUF) and the Afar National Democratic Movement. However, there have been more recent reports indicating that the ALF and ARDUF still operate as independent organizations.<ref>[http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3f7d4d92e.html Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Afar Liberation Front (ALF); role played within the Ethiopian government; number of current members of parliament; treatment of members and members' family by authorities, 21 October 2002, ETH39452.E] (accessed 19 October 2009)</ref> |
It is reported that the ANDP was created in the latter half of 1999 from a merger of the [[Afar Liberation Front]] (ALF) and the [[Afar People's Democratic Organization]] with three smaller organizations—the [[Afar National Liberation Front]], the [[Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front]] (ARDUF) and the Afar National Democratic Movement. However, there have been more recent reports indicating that the ALF and ARDUF still operate as independent organizations.<ref>[http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3f7d4d92e.html Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Afar Liberation Front (ALF); role played within the Ethiopian government; number of current members of parliament; treatment of members and members' family by authorities, 21 October 2002, ETH39452.E] (accessed 19 October 2009)</ref> |
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The Afar National Democratic Party (Amharic: የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ; ANDP) is a political party in Ethiopia. At the last legislative elections, 15 May 2005, the party won 8 seats, all from the Afar Region. The current Minister of Social Affairs and the Deputy Chairman of Pastoralist Affairs are members of the party.[1]
It is reported that the ANDP was created in the latter half of 1999 from a merger of the Afar Liberation Front (ALF) and the Afar People's Democratic Organization with three smaller organizations—the Afar National Liberation Front, the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF) and the Afar National Democratic Movement. However, there have been more recent reports indicating that the ALF and ARDUF still operate as independent organizations.[2]
In the August 2005 Regional assembly elections, the party won 84 out of 87 seats in the Afar Region.[3]
Notes
- ^ Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives Website Archived 2006-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Afar Liberation Front (ALF); role played within the Ethiopian government; number of current members of parliament; treatment of members and members' family by authorities, 21 October 2002, ETH39452.E (accessed 19 October 2009)
- ^ African Elections Database
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