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Prosperity Party
ብልጽግና ፓርቲ
Paartii Badhaadhiinaa
Xisbiga Barwaaqo
PresidentAbiy Ahmed
Vice-PresidentDemeke Mekonnen
Founded1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)
Merger ofADP
ANDP
APDO
BGPDUF
ESPDP
GPDM
HNL
ODP
SEPDM
Preceded byEPRDF
HeadquartersAddis Ababa
NewspaperNew Vision
IdeologyEthiopian nationalism[citation needed]
(civic nationalism)[1]
Liberalism
Economic liberalism[2][3]
Federalism
Political positionCentre[4][5]
House of Peoples' Representatives
512 / 547

The Prosperity Party (Template:Lang-am; Template:Lang-om PB, Somali: Xisbiga Barwaaqo) is a political party in Ethiopia established on December 1, 2019 as a successor to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) by incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The merger into a countrywide party is part of Abiy's general policy of distancing the country's politics from ethnic federalism,[citation needed] and it will thus run for the first time in the 2021 general election.

Composition

The Prosperity Party was formed and formally recognised by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) in December 2019 through the merging of three former EPRDF member parties, the Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) and the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM). The Afar National Democratic Party (ANDP), the Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front (BGPDUF), the Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party (ESPDP), the Gambela People's Democratic Movement (GPDM) and the Hareri National League (HNL) were also included in the merger.[6][7] The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the dominant party in the former EPRDF for 27 years and the only one not to join the new party, were critical of it upon its formation. The refusal escalated into the Tigray conflict in November 2020.[citation needed]

Program

The program and by-laws of the party were first approved by the executive committee of the EPRDF. Abiy tweeted:

The unanimous decision passed today to merge the Party is a crucial step in harnessing our energy to work toward a shared vision. Prosperity Party is committed to strengthening & applying a true Federal system which recognizes the diversity and contributions of all Ethiopians.[8]

The Prosperity Party has been seen as supporters of Ethiopian civic nationalism due to the merger of the Oromo Democratic Party with the Amhara Democratic Party, Argoba People's Democratic Organization, Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front, Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party, Gambela People's Democratic Movement, Afar National Democratic Party, Hareri National League, and the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement ethnicity-based political parties into the new multi-ethnic Prosperity Party, thus moving these predecessor parties away from their ethnic nationalist and pro-ethnic federalism past into a party that promotes Ethiopian national identity, and non-ethnicity based federalism - all of which are seen by opponents as steps towards taking political powers based on group rights away from the various ethnic groups, while proponents see it as a way to move Ethiopian politics and governmental administration away from ethnicity-based identity politics, supporting the individual rights of each person, to mitigate the rise of ethnic nationalism, to foster national unity and solidarity, and to include in the democratic process political parties of several ethnic groups and regions that were once deemed too inferior by the Tigray People's Liberation Front-led Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front regime to fully join the one-party dominated coalition government or be full partakers in revolutionary democracy because of their largely pastoralist way of life.[9][10][11][12][13]

Internal organisation and ethnic tensions within the Prosperity Party

The Prosperity Party (PP) is organised along ethnic lines. There is an Amhara PP (APP), an Oromia PP (OPP), Somali PP (SPP),Sidama PP (SPP) even a Tigrayan PP, led by Nebiyou ShulMichael[14] and of which Abraham Belay[15] and Dr Mulu Nega are prominent members. Many other ethnic groups have their own PP branch.

The Tigray PP is in strong conflict with the leading TPLF as it supports Abiy Ahmed's Tigray War (2020-2021). Due to this war, the Tigray PP has become totally isolated in the Tigray's public opinion, to the point that one of the regional PP leaders, Abraham Belay, has been forbidden by his mother to visit her house and her neighbourhood.[16] In March 2021, Oromia Prosperity Party (OPP) and Amhara Prosperity Party (APP) came with opposite statements, each blaming the other ethnic group for being the cause of the violence and killings.[17][18]

The Tigray PP is in strong conflict with the leading TPLF as it supports Abiy Ahmed's Tigray War (2020-2021). Due to this war, the Tigray PP has become totally isolated in the Tigray's public opinion, to the point that one of the regional PP leaders, Abraham Belay, has been forbidden by his mother to visit her house and her neighbourhood.[19] Borkena website and Amhara region offical accused Oromo Liberation Front fighting with amhara region[20]. Wallo Oromos attacked by Amhara region militia in the Oromia Zone of Amhara Region[21] On the occasion of attacks on the Wollo Amharas in Ataye, Oromia Zone of Amhara Region allegedly by the Oromo Liberation Front[22] and attacks on Wallo Oromos in the Oromia Zone of Amhara Region allegedly by Amhara region militia[23][24] in March 2021, OPP and APP came with opposite statements, each blaming the other ethnic group for being the cause of the violence and killings.[25] In March 2021, Oromia Prosperity Party (OPP) and Amhara Prosperity Party (APP) came with opposite statements, each blaming the other ethnic group for being the cause of the violence and killings[26][27].

Symbols

The party's logo consists of two black hands holding three human figures, one blue, one yellow, and one pink, with sun rays shooting outwards from the human figures.

References

  1. ^ Gedamu, Yohannes. "Why Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party is good news for Ethiopia". www.aljazeera.com.
  2. ^ Yibeltal, Kalkidan. "Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed gets a new ruling party". BBC.
  3. ^ Gerth-Niculescu, Maria. "Can PM Abiy Ahmed breach Ethiopia's ethnic divide?". Deutsche Welle.
  4. ^ Habtewold, Melaku (December 24, 2019). "Why Prosperity Party is needed" – via www.ethiopia-insight.com.
  5. ^ "Who Will Win the Next Ethiopian Elections?". January 10, 2020 – via www.ezega.com.
  6. ^ "The EPRDF Officially Ends; The Prosperity Party Begins". Ezega News. 2019-12-26. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  7. ^ Gedamu, Yohannes (13 December 2019). "The new political party of Ethiopia's Abiy holds much promise but faces significant hurdles". Quartz Africa. Quartz. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Ethiopia's ruling coalition agrees to form single party ahead of 2020 vote". Reuters. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ^ Allo, Awol K. "How Abiy Ahmed's Ethiopia-first nationalism led to civil war". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  10. ^ "Context and Updates on Current Issues in Ethiopia". Embassy of Ethiopia, London. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  11. ^ Gedamu, Yohannes. "The new political party of Ethiopia's Abiy holds much promise but faces significant hurdles". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  12. ^ Gebreluel, Goitom. "Analysis | Ethiopia's prime minister wants to change the ruling coalition. Who's getting left out?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  13. ^ Mamdani, Mahmood (2019-01-03). "Opinion | The Trouble With Ethiopia's Ethnic Federalism (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  14. ^ Ethiopian News Agency, 29 December 2020.Tigray Prosperity Party Inaugurates Office in Mekelle
  15. ^ New Business Ethiopia, 19 February 2020: Abiy meets Prosperity Party leaders from Tigray
  16. ^ Jan Nyssen, 2021. The situation in Tigray at the beginning of 2021. Preprint for HBS.
  17. ^ Addis Standard, 24 March 2021: Amhara & Oromia PP engage in war of words as relative peace returns to violence hit areas
  18. ^ Addisstandard (2021-03-22). "News: Unknown number of people killed in ongoing violence in Oromia Special Zone and North Shewa Zone, Amhara region as warring factions trade blame". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  19. ^ Jan Nyssen, 2021. The situation in Tigray at the beginning of 2021. Preprint for HBS.
  20. ^ "Ataye : Oromo Liberation Front opened war in Amhara region". Borkena Ethiopian News. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  21. ^ Addisstandard (2021-03-22). "News: Unknown number of people killed in ongoing violence in Oromia Special Zone and North Shewa Zone, Amhara region as warring factions trade blame". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  22. ^ "Ataye : Oromo Liberation Front opened war in Amhara region". Borkena Ethiopian News. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  23. ^ "Ataye : Oromo Liberation Front opened war in Amhara region". Borkena Ethiopian News. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  24. ^ Addisstandard (2021-03-22). "News: Unknown number of people killed in ongoing violence in Oromia Special Zone and North Shewa Zone, Amhara region as warring factions trade blame". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  25. ^ Addis Standard, 24 March 2021: Amhara & Oromia PP engage in war of words as relative peace returns to violence hit areas
  26. ^ Addis Standard, 24 March 2021: Amhara & Oromia PP engage in war of words as relative peace returns to violence hit areas
  27. ^ Addisstandard (2021-03-22). "News: Unknown number of people killed in ongoing violence in Oromia Special Zone and North Shewa Zone, Amhara region as warring factions trade blame". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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