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This article lists '''[[political party|political parties]] in [[politics of Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]'''. 
Ethiopia has a [[Multi-party system|multi-party]] [[Parliament of Ethiopia|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ethiopian Politics - Election 2020|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ethiopia/politics-2020.htm|access-date=2020-10-05|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> The [[2021 Ethiopian general election|most recent general election]] took place in 2021. 

==List==
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===Parliamentary parties===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Party !! Political positions !! Ideology !! Created !! [[House of Peoples' Representatives|House]]
|-
|bgcolor=#F9D416|
| '''[[Prosperity Party]]'''<br/><small>{{langx|am|ብልጽግና ፓርቲ|Bilit͟s’igina Paritī}}<br>{{langx|om|Paartii Badhaadhiinaa}}<br>{{langx|so|Xisbiga Barwaaqo}}</small>
| [[Centrism|Centre]]
| {{Nowrap|[[Ethiopian nationalism]]<br>[[Liberalism]]<br>[[Economic liberalism]]<br>[[Federalism#Ethiopia|Federalism]]}}
| 2019<ref name="Ezega_ProsperityParty_created" />
| {{composition bar|410|547|#F9D416}}
|-
|bgcolor=#D99A30|
| '''[[National Movement of Amhara]]'''<br/><small>{{langx|am|የአማራ ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ|translit=Ye’āmara Biḥērawī Nik’inak’ē}}</small>
| [[Centre-right]]<br/>to [[right-wing]]
| [[Amhara people|Amhara]] [[self-determination]]<br/>[[Ethnic nationalism]]<br/>[[Liberalism]]
| 2018
| {{composition bar|5|547|#D99A30}}
|-
|bgcolor=#2A43D2|
| '''[[Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice]]'''<br/><small>{{langx|am|የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማህበራዊ ፍትህ|translit=Ye-Ïtiyop'iya Zēgochi Le-mahiberawī Fitih}}</small>
| [[Centrism|Centre]]
| [[Liberalism]]<br>[[Ethiopian nationalism]]
| 2019
| {{composition bar|4|547|#2A43D2}}
|-
|bgcolor=black|
| '''[[Gedeo People's Democratic Party]]'''
| 
| [[Gedeo people|Gedeo]] interests<br/>[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]
| 1992
| {{composition bar|2|547|black}}
|-
|bgcolor=#D52D3A|
| '''[[Tigray People's Liberation Front]]'''<!-- The TPLF holds no seats in parliament, but does control the Tigray Region and was formery a major party. --><br/><small>{{langx|ti|ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ|Ḥəzbawi Wäyanä Ḥarənnät Təgray}}</small>
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]
| [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front#Ideology|Revolutionary democracy]]<br>[[Ethnic nationalism|Tigray nationalism]] 
| 1975<ref name="Aregawi_political_history_TPLF_2008" />
| {{composition bar|0|547|#D52D3A}}
|}

===Other national parties===
National parties without members of parliament {{as of|2020|10|05|lc=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ethiopian Parlament|url=http://www.ethiopar.net/|access-date=2020-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref> include:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Other national parties
! Name !! Native name !! Ideology !! Notes
|-
| [[Freedom and Equality Party (Ethiopia)|Freedom and Equality Party]]|| [[Amharic]]: ነጻነትና እኩልነት ፓርቲ || [[Political moderate|Moderate]] [[liberalism]]|| Established in 2019
|-
| [[All Ethiopian National Movement]] || [[Amharic]]: የመላው ኢትዮጵያውያን ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ || N/A || 
|-
| [[All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement]] || [[Amharic]]: መላ ኢትዮጵያ ሶሻሊስት ንቅናቄ || [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism–Leninism]] || Oldest communist party in Ethiopia. Member of the [[United Ethiopian Democratic Forces]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-05 |title=United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) Member Organizations |url=http://hebret.org/MemberOrgs.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105205943/http://hebret.org/MemberOrgs.htm |archive-date=2010-01-05 |access-date=2022-12-27}}</ref>
|-
|[[Balderas Party]]
|[[Amharic]]: ባልደራስ ፓርቲ
|[[Liberalism]]
[[Ethiopian nationalism]]
|Founded by political activist [[Eskinder Nega]] in 2019
|-
| [[Alliance for Freedom and Democracy]] || ? || [[Self-determination]] || Coalition of former separatist groups. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice]] || [[Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማኅበራዊ ፍትህ; ye-Ïtiyop'iya zēgochi le-mahiberawī fitih || [[Social justice]]<br>[[Ethiopian nationalism]] || Created through the merger of 7 opposition parties. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Democratic League]] || ? || N/A || Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Democratic Party]] || [[Amharic]]: ከኢትዮጵያዊያን ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ || [[Liberal nationalism]]<br>[[Economic liberalism]]<br>Pan-[[Ethiopian nationalism|Ethiopianism]] || Member of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice. 
|-
| [[Medrek|Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum]] (Medrek) || [[Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት መድረክ || [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]<br>[[Ethnic federalism]] || Officially a coalition of 5 parties. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party]] || [[Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ አብዮታዊ ፓርቲ || [[Ethnic federalism#Criticism|Non-ethnic federalism]] || Former communist party. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Social Democratic Party]] || [[Amharic]]: ኢትዮጵያ ማህበረ-ዴሞክራሲ ፌደራላዊ ፓርቲ || [[Social democracy]] || Former member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces. 
|-
| [[Ginbot 7]] || ? || N/A || Political organisation. 
|-
| [[Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia]] || ? || [[Oromo people|Oromo]] [[self-determination]] || Oromo militant party. 
|-
| [[Kefagn Patriotic Front]] || ? || N/A || Formed by soldiers from the army of [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]]. 
|-
| [[Oromo Federalist Congress]] || ? || || Formed in 2012 from merger of OPC with OFDM.<ref name="AddisStand_Bekele_speaks" />
|-
| [[Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice]] || ? || N/A || Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy. 
|-
| [[Sidama Liberation Front]] || ? || [[Sidama people|Sidama]] [[self-determination]] || Sidama militant group. 
|-
| [[Western Somali Democratic Party]] || ? || [[Somali nationalism]] || Former separatist group. 
|-
| [[Coalition of Ethiopian Federalist Forces]] || [[Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራሊስት ኃይሎች ጥምረት || [[Ethnic federalism]]<br>[[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front#Ideology|Revolutionary democracy]] || Political coalition. 
|}

===Other regional parties===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Regional parties
! Name !! Native name !! Ideology !! Created !! Notes
|-
| [[All-Amhara People's Organization]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: yemelawi āmara hizibi dirijiti || [[Minority politics]] || 1993<ref name="Guard_Asrat_Woldeyes_obituary" /> || Former member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces. 
|-
| [[Afar Liberation Front]] || ? || [[Afar people|Afar interests]] || || Former militant group turned political party. 
|-
| [[Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front]] || [[Afar language|Afar]]: Qafar Uguugumoh Demokrasiyyoh Inkiinoh Fooca || [[Afar people|Afar interests]]<br>[[Self-determination]] || || Afar militant party.
|-
| [[Arena Tigray]] || || || early 2000s<ref name="AddisStand_Mekelle_anonymous_mayor" /> || 
|-
| [[Assimba Democratic Party]] || || [[Social democracy]]<ref name="Borkena_Assimba_created" /> || Oct 2019<ref name="Borkena_Assimba_created" /> || [[Irob (woreda)|Irob]] based party<ref name="ETInsight_accelerate" />
|-
| [[Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ አርበኞች ግንባር || N/A || || Rebel group formerly active in [[Eritrea]]. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Unity Patriots Front]] || ? || [[Ethiopian nationalism]]<br>Anti-[[Ethnic federalism]]<br>[[Democracy]]<br>[[Nuer people|Nuer]] [[tribalism]] || c. 1993<ref name="EUPF_says_created_c1993" /> || Part of the Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front. 
|-
| [[Harari People's Democratic Party]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የሐረሪ ሕዝብ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓረቲ || [[Minority politics]] || || Harari minority party. 
|-
| [[National Movement of Amhara]] || || [[Minority politics]] || Jun 2018<ref name="Borkena_NAMA_founded_2018" /> ||
|-
| [[Ogaden National Liberation Front]] || [[Somali language|Somali]]: ''Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeenya'' || [[Somali nationalism]] || || Somali militant organisation. 
|-
| [[Oromo Liberation Front]] || [[Oromo language|Oromo]]: ''Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo'' || [[Ethnic nationalism|Oromo nationalism]]<br>[[Socialism]]<br>[[Secularism]] || Dec 1973<ref name="Gadaa_birth_OLF" /> || Oromo armed movement and party.
|-
| [[Sheko and Mezenger People's Democratic Unity Organization]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የሸኮና መዠንገር ህዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር || [[Minority politics]] || || Sheko and Mezenger minority party. 
|-
| [[Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition]] || ? || [[Minority politics]] || || A coalition from the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region]]. 
|-
| Tigray for Democracy & Justice Party{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} || ? || [[Liberal democracy]] || || Tigrinyan opposition party against the TPLF. 
|-
| [[Tigray Democratic Party]] || {{langx|ti|ትግራይ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ}} || || Dec 2019<ref name="TDP_creation_Dec2019" /> || 
|}

==Defunct parties==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Defunct parties
! Name !! Native name !! Ideology !! Notes
|-
| [[Unity for Democracy and Justice]] || ? || [[Liberalism]] || Merged into Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice. 
|-
| [[Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement]] || ? || [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]<br>[[Federalism]]<br>[[Self-determination]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Afar National Democratic Party]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ || [[Afar people|Afar interests]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Amhara Democratic Party]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: አማራ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ || [[Amhara people|Amhara interests]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Argoba Nationality Democratic Organization]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የአርጎባ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ንቅናቄ || [[Minority politics]] || Argoba minority party. 
|-
| [[Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የቤንሻንጉልና ጉሙዝ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ አንድነት || [[Minority politics]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Somali Democratic League]] || ? || [[Minority politics]] || Somali ethnic party. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የሶማሌ ዴሞክራሲዊ ፓርቲ || [[Democratic socialism]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Gambela People's Democratic Movement]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የጋምቤላ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ንቅናቄ || [[Minority politics]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Hareri National League]] || [[Harari language|Harari]]: ዚሐረሪ መሐዲያ ሊግ || [[Harari people|Harari interests]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Oromo Democratic Party]] || ? || [[Marxism]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]<br>[[Oromo people|Oromo]] [[self-determination]] || Merged into the Prosperity Party.
|-
| [[Oromo People's Congress]] || ? || [[Minority politics]] || Former Oromo ethnic party. Merged with OFDM in 2012, creating OFC.<ref name="AddisStand_Bekele_speaks" />
|-
| [[Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement]] || [[Oromo language|Oromo]]: ''Warraaqsa Federaalistii Uummata Oromoo'' || [[Federalism]] || 2005<ref name="LesNouvelles_Bulcha_OFDM" />–2012;<ref name="AddisStand_Bekele_speaks" /> Oromo party. Merged with OPC to create [[Oromo Federalist Congress|OFC]].
|-
| [[Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray]] || ? || [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Hoxhaism]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]] || Semi-clandestine group within the TPLF. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር || [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front#Ideology|Revolutionary democracy]]<br>[[Ethnic federalism]] || De facto predecessor to the Prosperity Party. 
|-
| [[Abyotawit Seded]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: አብዮታዊ ሰደድ || [[Communism]] || Political organisation led by [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]]. 
|-
| [[Union of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations]] || ? || [[Communism]] || Early DERG-era organisation. 
|-
| [[Echat]] || ? || [[Communism]] || DERG-era predecessor to the Oromo Liberation Front. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Organization]] || ? || [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]] || Early DERG-era organisation. 
|-
| [[Waz League]] || ? || [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism]] || Minor predecessor to the Workers Party of Ethiopia. 
|-
| [[All Ethiopian Unity Party]] || ? || N/A || Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy. 
|-
| [[Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia]] || [[Amharic]]: ''yaʼityoṗyā saretoʼadaroc̆ pārti ʼadarāj komišen'' || [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]] || Main predecessor of the Workers Party of Ethiopia. 
|-
| [[Workers' Party of Ethiopia]]{{Ref|1}}|| [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ሠራተኞች ፓርቲ || [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]] || Former ruling party. 
|-
| [[Semayawi Party]] || ? || [[Liberalism]] || Merged into Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice. 
|-
| [[Coalition for Unity and Democracy]] || [[Ge'ez]] : ቅንጅት ለአንድነት እና ዴሞክራሲ || [[Ethiopian nationalism]]<br>[[Civic nationalism]]<br>[[Liberalism]]<br>[[Federalism]]<br>[[Populism]] || Former coalition. 
|-
| [[Coalition of Ethiopian Democratic Forces]] || ? || [[Communism]]<br>[[Socialism]] || Formed by former arch-rivals [[All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement|MEISON]] and [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party|Ihapa]]. 
|-
| [[United Ethiopian Democratic Forces]] || [[Amharic language|Amharic]]: የኢትዮጵያ ዴሞክራሲዊ ኃይሎቸ ሕብረት || [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Social liberalism]] || Former coalition. 
|-
| [[Ethiopian Democratic Union]] || ? || [[Conservatism]]<br>[[Monarchism]]<br>[[Anti-communism]] || Helped form the [[Ethiopian Democratic Party]]. 
|-
| [[Gambela People's Democratic Unity Party]] || ? || [[Nuer people|Nuer]] interests || Formed due to mass displacement of Nuer people. 
|-
| [[Gambela People's Liberation Movement]] || ? || [[Nuer people|Nuer]] interests<br>[[National liberation]]<br>[[Anti-communism]] || Former rebel group. 
|-
| [[Horyaal Democratic Front]] || ? || [[Somali nationalism]]<br>[[Separatism]] || Former [[Gadabuursi]] clan paramilitary group. 
|-
| [[Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front]] || ? || [[Somali nationalism]]<br>[[Issa (clan)|Issa]] interests<br>[[Gurgura]] interests || Former clan-based rebel group. 
|}

==Notes==
:1.{{Note|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monitor |first=Ethiopian |date=2022-08-23 |title=NEBE Rejects Party Registration Request under 'Ethiopian Workers Party' |url=https://ethiopianmonitor.com/2022/08/23/election-board-rejects-party-registration-request-under-ethiopian-workers-party/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Ethiopian Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref>

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<ref name="Gadaa_birth_OLF">{{cite web | title= The Birth of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) | website= Gadaa |date=2010 {{void|2010 = earliest date found on Wayback}} | url = http://www.gadaa.com/OromoLiberationFront.html | access-date = 2020-12-17 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130901021724/http://www.gadaa.com/OromoLiberationFront.html |archive-date= 2013-09-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051102052607/http://www.mfa.gov.et/Facts_About_Ethiopia/Government_Political_System.php?Page=Government_Political_System_9.htm List of registered political parties on the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs webpage]
*[https://www.africa.upenn.edu/eue_web/soup_may.htm ''Alphabet Soup'', a 1995 list of Ethiopian parties prepared by the UN]
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