List of political parties in Ethiopia

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.

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Parliamentary parties
PartyPolitical positionsIdeologyCreatedHouse
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
Gedeo People's Democratic Party Gedeo interests
Regionalism
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[4] include:

Other national parties
NameNative nameIdeologyNotes
Freedom and Equalty PartyAmharic: ነጻነትና እኩልነት ፓርቲModerate liberalEstablished in 2019
All Ethiopian National MovementAmharic: የመላው ኢትዮጵያውያን ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄN/A
All-Ethiopia Socialist MovementAmharic: መላ ኢትዮጵያ ሶሻሊስት ንቅናቄCommunism
Marxism-Leninism		Oldest communist party in Ethiopia. Member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces[5]
Balderas Party Amharic: ባልደራስ ፓርቲ LiberalismEthiopian nationalism Founded by political activist Eskinder Nega in 2019
Alliance for Freedom and Democracy ?Self-determinationCoalition of former separatist groups.
Ethiopian Citizens for Social JusticeAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማኅበራዊ ፍትህ; ye-Ïtiyop'iya zēgochi le-mahiberawī fitihSocial justice
Ethiopian nationalism		Created through the merger of 7 opposition parties.
Ethiopian Democratic League ?N/AFormer member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy.
Ethiopian Democratic PartyAmharic: ከኢትዮጵያዊያን ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲLiberal nationalism
Economic liberalism
Pan-Ethiopianism		Member of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice.
Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Medrek)Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት መድረክSocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Ethnic federalism		Officially a coalition of 5 parties.
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary PartyAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ አብዮታዊ ፓርቲNon-ethnic federalismFormer communist party.
Ethiopian Social Democratic PartyAmharic: ኢትዮጵያ ማህበረ-ዴሞክራሲ ፌደራላዊ ፓርቲSocial democracyFormer member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces.
Ginbot 7 ?N/APolitical organisation.
Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia ?Oromo self-determinationOromo militant party.
Kefagn Patriotic Front ?N/AFormed 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/AFormer member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy.
Sidama Liberation Front ?Sidama self-determinationSidama militant group.
Western Somali Democratic Party ?Somali nationalismFormer separatist group.
Coalition of Ethiopian Federalist ForcesAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራሊስት ኃይሎች ጥምረትEthnic federalism
Revolutionary democracy		Political coalition.

Other regional parties
Regional parties
NameNative nameIdeologyCreatedNotes
All-Amhara People's OrganizationAmharic: yemelawi āmara hizibi dirijitiMinority politics1993[7]Former member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces.
Afar Liberation Front ?Afar interestsFormer militant group turned political party.
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity FrontAfar: Qafar Uguugumoh Demokrasiyyoh Inkiinoh FoocaAfar interests
Self-determination		Afar militant party.
Arena Tigrayearly 2000s[8]
Assimba Democratic Partysocial democracy[9]Oct 2019[9]Irob based party[10]
Ethiopian People's Patriotic FrontAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ አርበኞች ግንባርN/ARebel 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 PartyAmharic: የሐረሪ ሕዝብ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓረቲMinority politicsHarari minority party.
National Movement of AmharaMinority politicsJun 2018[12]
Ogaden National Liberation FrontSomali: Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta OgaadeenyaSomali nationalismSomali militant organisation.
Oromo Liberation FrontOromo: Adda Bilisummaa OromooOromo nationalism
Socialism
Secularism		Dec 1973[13]Oromo armed movement and party.
Sheko and Mezenger People's Democratic Unity OrganizationAmharic: የሸኮና መዠንገር ህዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ግንባርMinority politicsSheko and Mezenger minority party.
Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition ?Minority politicsA coalition from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region.
Tigray for Democracy & Justice Party ?Liberal democracyTigrinyan opposition party against the TPLF.
Tigray Democratic PartyTigrinya: ትግራይ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲDec 2019[14]

Defunct Parties
Defunct parties
NameNative nameIdeologyNotes
Unity for Democracy and Justice ?LiberalismMerged 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 PartyAmharic: የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲAfar interestsMerged into the Prosperity Party.
Amhara Democratic PartyAmharic: አማራ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲAmhara interestsMerged into the Prosperity Party.
Argoba Nationality Democratic OrganizationAmharic: የአርጎባ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ንቅናቄMinority politicsArgoba minority party.
Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity FrontAmharic: የቤንሻንጉልና ጉሙዝ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ አንድነትMinority politicsMerged into the Prosperity Party.
Ethiopian Somali Democratic League ?Minority politicsSomali ethnic party.
Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic PartyAmharic: የሶማሌ ዴሞክራሲዊ ፓርቲDemocratic socialismMerged into the Prosperity Party.
Gambela People's Democratic MovementAmharic: የጋምቤላ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ንቅናቄMinority politicsMerged into the Prosperity Party.
Hareri National LeagueHarari: ዚሐረሪ መሐዲያ ሊግHarari interestsMerged into the Prosperity Party.
Oromo Democratic Party ?Marxism
Democratic socialism
Oromo self-determination		Merged into the Prosperity Party.
Oromo People's Congress ?Minority politicsFormer Oromo ethnic party. Merged with OFDM in 2012, creating OFC.[6]
Oromo Federalist Democratic MovementOromo: Warraaqsa Federaalistii Uummata OromooFederalism2005[15]–2012;[6] Oromo party. Merged with OPC to create OFC.
Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray ?Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Hoxhaism
Anti-revisionism		Semi-clandestine group within the TPLF.
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic FrontAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባርRevolutionary democracy
Ethnic federalism		De facto predecessor to the Prosperity Party.
Abyotawit SededAmharic: አብዮታዊ ሰደድCommunismPolitical organisation led by Mengistu Haile Mariam.
Union of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations ?CommunismEarly DERG-era organisation.
Echat ?CommunismDERG-era predecessor to the Oromo Liberation Front.
Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Organization ?Communism
Marxism-Leninism		Early DERG-era organisation.
Waz League ?Communism
Marxism		Minor predecessor to the Workers Party of Ethiopia.
All Ethiopian Unity Party ?N/AFormer member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy.
Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of EthiopiaAmharic: yaʼityoṗyā saretoʼadaroc̆ pārti ʼadarāj komišenCommunism
Marxism-Leninism		Main predecessor of the Workers Party of Ethiopia.
Workers' Party of EthiopiaAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሠራተኞች ፓርቲCommunism
Marxism-Leninism		Former ruling party.
Semayawi Party ?LiberalismMerged into Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice.
Coalition for Unity and DemocracyGe'ez : ቅንጅት ለአንድነት እና ዴሞክራሲEthiopian 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 ForcesAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዴሞክራሲዊ ኃይሎቸ ሕብረትSocial 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 interestsFormed due to mass displacement of Nuer people.
Gambela People's Liberation Movement ?Nuer interests
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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