United Ethiopian Democratic Party-Medhin Party
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The Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP)is a political party
in Ethiopia
.
At the last legislative elections
, 15 May 2005, the party was part of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy
(CUD), that won 109 out of 527 seats in the Council of People's Representatives. However, in October 2005 the party central committee voted to leave the coalition. Ato Lidetu Ayalew
is the president of the party and Wezero Sophia Yilma the vice president.
Lidetu has been a victim of character assassination and defamation following the 2005 elections by the former CUD leaders.However the election campign in 2010 reveled that fact that Lidetu and his party were not behind the unsuccessful unity .
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
.
At the last legislative elections
Ethiopian general elections, 2005
Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils. Under pressure from the international community, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi promised that this election would be proof that more democracy would come in this multi-ethnic...
, 15 May 2005, the party was part of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy
Coalition for Unity and Democracy
The Coalition for Unity and Democracy is a coalition of four existing political parties of Ethiopia which combined to compete for seats in the Ethiopian General Elections held on May 15, 2005. Its leader is Dr...
(CUD), that won 109 out of 527 seats in the Council of People's Representatives. However, in October 2005 the party central committee voted to leave the coalition. Ato Lidetu Ayalew
Lidetu Ayalew
Lidetu Ayalew is an Ethiopian politician and the President of the opposition United Ethiopian Democratic Party-Medhin Party . He was born in the historical town of Lasta, Lalibela, Ethiopia - also known as Bugna woreda.- Life :Lidetu came from a modest background, working in NGOs but later to...
is the president of the party and Wezero Sophia Yilma the vice president.
Lidetu has been a victim of character assassination and defamation following the 2005 elections by the former CUD leaders.However the election campign in 2010 reveled that fact that Lidetu and his party were not behind the unsuccessful unity .