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The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር?) is the ruling political coalition in Ethiopia. A presidential election was held in Ethiopia on October 9 2007, in which the Ethiopian Parliament re-elected Girma Wolde-Giorgis Political parties in Ethiopia lists political parties in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions ( kililoch; singular kilil) and three chartered cities ( astedader akababiwach |||} The regions of Ethiopia are divided into 68 Zones The zones are listed below by region Addis Ababa Addis Ababa |||} The zones of Ethiopia are subdivided into Districts ( Woredas ' Like many states in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia was relatively isolated from other countries not immediately adjacent to her until well into the 19th century After World War II, Ethiopia began to receive economic Development aid from the more affluent Western countries According to the US Department of State 's human rights report for 2004 and similar sources the Ethiopian government's human rights record is poor Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Amharic (አማርኛ amarəñña) is a Semitic language spoken in North Central Ethiopia by the Amhara. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
It is an alliance of four other groups, including the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, the Amhara National Democratic Movement, the South Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Front and the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front. Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (OPDO is an ethnic-based political party in Ethiopia, which is allied with the Amhara National Democratic Movement, the The Amhara National Democratic Movement is a Political party in Ethiopia. The Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM is a Political party in Ethiopia. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF known more commonly in Ethiopia as Woyane or Weyane ( Ge'ez: ሕዝባዊ ወያኔ ሓርነት ትግራይ Together they had 472 of the 527 seats in the House of People's Representatives following the election held in May 2000. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The results of the last legislative elections, 15 May 2005 have not been accepted by all contesting parties. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils The disagreements led to a prolonged crisis and public unrest which led to the death of 193 Ethiopians which included civilians and police officers. The ruling front claimed to have won 327 of the 527 seats. The opposition, which claims widespread fraud and intimidation, claims that the two major opposition coalitions together would form a majority. Though the opposition party (CUD) did win Ethiopia's populous capital, Addis Ababa by a landslide they did not have the stronghold which the E. P. R. D. F. has in rural Ethiopia.
The opposition in Ethiopia is divided but still exists, and is increasingly acting in concert. The EPRDF's two main opponents in the 2005 elections were the Coalition for Unity and Democracy and the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces, both of which are also coalitions of multiple opposition parties. Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (ቅንጅት ለአንድነት እና ዴሞክራሲ commonly referred to by its English abbreviation CUD or occasionally CDU its Amharic abbreviation The United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (የኢትዮጵያ ዴሞክራሲዊ ኃይሎቸ ሕብረት is a coalition of several existing political parties of Ethiopia which The opposition made spectacular gains in the election which appeared to have caught all observers, including the contestants themselves, off guard. Early results from the polls showed that the opposition on course to sweep to power with a substantial majority. However, the National Election Board which the Prime Minister appoints, stopped the vote tabulation process for several days leading to a break in the chain of control of ballot boxes. When the counting finally resumed and the ruling coalition declared itself the winner, the opposition cried foul and contested the results.
Before it became the government in 1991, it was a rebel group, battling the military junta known as the Derg. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A military dictatorship is a Form of government wherein the political power resides with the Military; it is similar but not identical to a Stratocracy, The Derg or Dergue was a communist military junta that came to power in Ethiopia following the ousting of Haile Selassie I. The original aim of Tigrayan independence was abandoned by the TPLF when it formed the EPRDF in order to depose the Derg regime it had fought since 1974. The Derg or Dergue was a communist military junta that came to power in Ethiopia following the ousting of Haile Selassie I. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. It also moved from a Marxist approach to a social democratic one. Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left