ADDIS ABABA – Six opposition political parties to form new national political party which they said would advocate citizen politics and push for social justice, announced the parties yesterday.
The parties are Ethiopian Democratic Party, All Ethiopian Democratic Party, Semayawi Party, the former Unity Party, Gambella Regional Movement, and Arbegnoch Ginbot 7 Movement.
The symbol, program, name and guideline of the upcoming party would be unveiled in the upcoming May in its launching session.
These parties are working together by taking the current political situations of the country into consideration. A task force has been set up to oversee the establishment of the new party. The task force is in charge of finance mobilization program and training developments, data collection and forum organization.
Chairman of Arbegnoch Ginbot 7 Movement, Prof. Birhanu Nega, said that two other political parties have already finalized preparation to join the six parties in realizing the new party.
He also said that democratic system cannot be realized without democratic party which he said the upcoming party would stand for.
Herald March 29/2019
BY ABDUREZAK MOHAMMED
