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  "id": "et-political-parties",
  "name": "Ethiopia — Political Parties",
  "title": "Ethiopia — Political Parties",
  "description": "Political parties of Ethiopia from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).",
  "category": "politics",
  "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 15,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "partyfacts_id",
      "label": "Partyfacts Id",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_short",
      "label": "Name Short",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_english",
      "label": "Name English",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_other",
      "label": "Name Other",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_first",
      "label": "Year First",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_last",
      "label": "Year Last",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "label": "Share",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share_year",
      "label": "Share Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "wikipedia",
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "description",
      "label": "Description",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "comment",
      "label": "Comment",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "technical",
      "label": "Technical",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5793,
      "name_short": "WPE",
      "name": "Ye'itiyopiya Sheratenyochi Pariti",
      "name_english": "Workers Party of Ethiopia",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሠራተኞች ፓርቲ",
      "year_first": 1984,
      "year_last": 1991,
      "share": 100,
      "share_year": 1988,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Ethiopia",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4322,
      "name_short": "EPRDF",
      "name": "Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front",
      "name_english": "Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር",
      "year_first": 1988,
      "year_last": 2019,
      "share": 59.8,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_People's_Revolutionary_Democratic_Front",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5836,
      "name_short": "OPDO",
      "name": "Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization",
      "name_english": "Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1982,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 32.6,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_Peoples%27_Democratic_Organization",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5827,
      "name_short": "ANDM",
      "name": "Amhara National Democratic Movement",
      "name_english": "Amhara National Democratic Movement",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1980,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 24.5,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhara_National_Democratic_Movement",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6589,
      "name_short": "SEPDM",
      "name": "Southern Ethiopia People’s Democratic Movement",
      "name_english": "Southern Ethiopia People’s Democratic Movement",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1992,
      "year_last": 2008,
      "share": 20.5,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ethiopian_People%27s_Democratic_Movement",
      "description": "112 of 547 seats in 2000 Ethiopian general election.",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4323,
      "name_short": "CUD|CDU",
      "name": "Coalition for Unity and Democracy",
      "name_english": "Coalition for Unity and Democracy",
      "name_other": "Ge'ez : ቅንጅት ለአንድነት እና ዴሞክራሲ",
      "year_first": 2004,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 19.9,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_for_Unity_and_Democracy",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4324,
      "name_short": "UEDF",
      "name": "United Ethiopian Democratic Forces",
      "name_english": "United Ethiopian Democratic Forces",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዴሞክራሲዊ ኃይሎቸ ሕብረት",
      "year_first": 2005,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 9.5,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Ethiopian_Democratic_Forces",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5843,
      "name_short": "TPLF",
      "name": "Tigrayan People's Liberation Front",
      "name_english": "Tigrayan People's Liberation Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1975,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 7,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrayan_People%27s_Liberation_Front",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6212,
      "name_short": "WGGPDO",
      "name": "Walayta, Gamo, Gofa, Dawro, and Konta People's Democratic Organization",
      "name_english": "Walayta, Gamo, Gofa, Dawro, and Konta People's Democratic Organization",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": 2005,
      "share": 5.5,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5629,
      "name_short": "Forum",
      "name": "Medrek",
      "name_english": "Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2010,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 4.8,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia_Federal_Democratic_Unity_Forum",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4321,
      "name_short": "SPDP",
      "name": "Somali People's Democratic Party",
      "name_english": "Somali People's Democratic Party",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የሶማሌ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ፓርቲ",
      "year_first": 1998,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 4.3,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_People's_Democratic_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4325,
      "name_short": "OFDM",
      "name": "Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement",
      "name_english": "Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የኦሮሞ ፌደራሊስት ዴሞክራቲክ ንቅናቄ",
      "year_first": 1981,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 2,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_Federalist_Democratic_Movement",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4326,
      "name_short": "ANDP",
      "name": "Afar National Democratic Party",
      "name_english": "Afar National Democratic Party",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ",
      "year_first": 1981,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 1.4,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_National_Democratic_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4327,
      "name_short": "BGPDUF",
      "name": "Benishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front",
      "name_english": "Benishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front",
      "name_other": "Amharic: የቤንሻንጉልና ጉሙዝ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ አንድነት",
      "year_first": 1996,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 1.4,
      "share_year": 2005,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benishangul-Gumuz_People's_Democratic_Unity_Front",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 8434,
      "name_short": "COPWE",
      "name": "Ya'ityopya Sareto'adaroc Parti 'Adaraj Komisen",
      "name_english": "Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1979,
      "year_last": 1984,
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_for_Organizing_the_Party_of_the_Working_People_of_Ethiopia",
      "description": "Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council 1979-1985",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Ethiopia — Political Parties - Free Download",
    "description": "Political parties of Ethiopia from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.). Contains 15 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Ethiopia — Political Parties | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Ethiopia — Political Parties dataset with 15 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 15 records with 13 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata"
    ]
  }
}