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  Ethiopia's Ruling Coalition Merges Into Single Party
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Last EditedBojicat  Nov 29, 2019 07:43pm
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News DateSaturday, November 23, 2019 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionThree of the four ethnic-based parties in Ethiopia's ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF, voted Thursday to become one single party.

The newly formed party, created just months ahead of the general election in May, is called the Prosperity Party.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement that Prosperity is "committed to strengthening and applying a true federal system, which recognizes the diversity and contributions of all Ethiopians."

The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front or TPLF, which dominated EPRDF before Abiy became prime minister, refused to participate in Thursday's vote.
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