Politics, culture and society in Ethiopia
While only three opposition political parties have managed to win a small number of seats, 4 independent candidates have also become members of the next parliament. National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) won 5 seats in Amhara, whereas Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA) and Gedeo Peoples Democratic Organization (GPDO) won 4 and 2 seats from SNNP respectively.
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NAMA was too Amhara to take away the hearts of Amharas who were for long too Ethiopians. It was rather considered so relevant to make sure A-PP does not miss its path or end up being dominated by others once more and thereby fail to protect the interest of Amharas. In fact it was not long ago that even the party (NAMA) itself had long list of prerequisites for an election to happen in Ethiopia, let alone to participate in it. The major ones in the list were repealing/revising of the Federal Constitution and conducting population census before any election to take place in the country. Those prerequisites are gone now and NAMA has registered to compete in the coming election. What made it change course?
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(ብልፅግና ፓርቲ ህወሓትን ወዲያ ብሎ መንግሥት የሆነበት አግባብ እንዴት ይታያል?) በግዛው ለገሠ (አዲሳባ) የህወሓት ማዕከላዊ ኮሚቴ፣ አባላቱ ከፌዴራሉ መንግሥት ካቢኔ
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