Nominations and Party Development in Ethiopia: The Opposition and the 2005 Parliamentary Election

Author: Ishiyama, John¹

Source: African and Asian Studies, Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, 2007 , pp. 81-105(25)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

To what extent do parties in Africa behave in ways similar to parties in new democracies else-where in the world? Although a complete answer to this question is far beyond the intended scope of this piece, this article seeks to examine one important aspect of party behavior in one sub Saharan country - the candidate nomination behavior of the two major opposition party formations in Ethiopia. I examine the nomination behavior of the main opposition parties using a binary logistic regression technique. This paper finds that the primary Ethiopian opposition parties, the CUD (the Coalition for Unity and Democracy) and UEDF (the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces) were quite different in their nomination behavior, and that the CUD (more than the UEDF), exhibited nomination patterns similar to party nomination behavior in other new democracies.

Keywords: ETHIOPIA; AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTIES; DEMOCRATIZATION; AFRICAN ELECTIONS; CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156921007X180596

Affiliations: 1: Truman State University

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