Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia 2000

The parliamentary elections in Ethiopia in 2000 were the first parliamentary elections since the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia came into force and at the same time the second general election.

The elections, in which the members of the Ethiopian parliament - more precisely the lower house (people 's house of representatives ) - as well as those of the regional parliaments of the individual states of Ethiopia were elected, were overshadowed by allegations of manipulation, as the ruling coalition of four regional parties, the Revolutionary Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples ( EPRDF ), which quickly claimed victory and received nearly 88 percent of the 547 parliamentary seats.

The National Electoral Authority of Ethiopia organized the elections and set the date for the parliamentary elections to May 14, 2000. In the Somali region , the election continued until August 31, 2000. The turnout was 89.8 percent, as 19,607,841 of the 21,834,806 registered voters cast their votes.

People's House of Representatives

The results for the lower house of the national parliament were published by the Ethiopia National Electoral Authority in mid-June .

Coalitions and parties	proportion of	Seats
Revolutionary Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples (EPRDF) Democratic Organization of the Oromo People (OPDO) National Democratic Movement of the Amhars (ANDM) Democratic Movement of the South Ethiopian Peoples (SEPDM) Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)	87.9%	481 183 146 112 40
Somali People's Democratic Party (allied with EPRDF)	3.5%	19th
other parties allied with the EPRDF	3.3%	18th
Opposition parties	2.9%	16
Non-attached	2.4%	13
total	100%	547

Regional Councils of State

The elections to the Regional Councils of State in 2000 were the first elections in Ethiopia in which the regional parliaments ( Regional Councils of State ) of the individual regions of Ethiopia were elected.

Addis Ababa City Council Political party Seats (138) Revolutionary Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples 101 All-Amhara People's Organization 19th Ethiopian Democratic Party 14th Ethiopian Democratic Unity Party 1 Independent 3

Afar region Political party Seats (87) National Democratic Party of the Afar 84 Democratic Movement of the Argobba People 2 More independent 1

Amhara Political party Seats (294) National Democratic Movement of the Amhars 286 Democratic organization of the Oromo people 8th

Benishangul-Gumuz Political party Seats (80) Democratic united front of the peoples of Benishangul-Gumuz 71 Independent 9

Gambela Political party Seats (53) Democratic Movement of the Peoples of Gambellas 40 Gambela People's Democratic Congress 13

Oromia Political party Seats (537) Democratic organization of the Oromo people 535 All-Amhara People's Organization 2

Region of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples

Political party	Seats (348)
Walayta, Gamo, Gofa, Dawro and Konta People's Democratic Organization	85
Sidama People's Democratic Organization	54
Gurage Nationality Democratic Movement	50
Kafa Shaka People's Democratic Organization	27
Hadiya National Democratic Organization	21st
Gedeyo People's Revolutionary Democratic Front	21st
Kembata, Alabaa and Tembaro People's Democratic Organization	20th
South Omo People's Democratic Movement	18th
Bench Madji People's Democratic Organization	13
Democratic Front of the South Ethiopian Peoples	7th
Derashe People's Democratic Organization	4th
Hadiya People's Democratic Organization	4th
Democratic Alliance of the Peoples of South Ethiopia	4th
Silte People's Democratic Unity Party	3
Yem People's Democratic Unity Party	3
Kore Nationality Democratic Organization	3
Sidama Hadicho People's Democratic Organization	3
Konso People's Democratic Organization	3
Burgi People's Democratic Union	1
Other parties	4th

Somali region Political party Seats (168) Democratic Party of the Somali People 148 Western Somali Democratic Party 3 Somali Democratic Forces Coalition 3 Independent 14th

Tigray In Tigray, the Tigray People's Liberation Front won all 152 seats.

See also

• Political system of Ethiopia
• Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Web links

• African Elections Database : Regional State Council elections in 2000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ African Elections Database : Elections in Ethiopia , accessed on May 23, 2010
2. ↑ Parliamentary Chamber of Ethiopia: Elections held in 2000 PARLINE database (last accessed on October 20, 2009)