Argoba Nationality Democratic Organization Explained

Argoba National Democratic Organization
Foundation:?
Dissolved:c. 2010
Merged:APDO
Ideology:Minority politics
Country:Ethiopia

The Argoba National Democratic Organization (ANDO; Amharic: የአርጎባ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ንቅናቄ) was a political party in Ethiopia. At the last legislative elections on 15 May 2005, the party elected Amine Endiris Ebrahim to represent a district in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region.[1]

In local elections, the ANDO won two seats in the Afar Regional assembly in the 2000[2] and again in the 2005 local elections.[3] In the 2008 by-elections, the ANDO won all 65 seats (and control) of the Argobba special woreda, and 260 seats and control of 13 kebeles in that woreda.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ethiopar.net/English/hopre/hormemb.html Ethiopian House of Representatives Website
  2. http://africanelections.tripod.com/et_2000state.html African Elections Database: 14 May & 31 August 2000 Regional State Council Elections in Ethiopia
  3. http://africanelections.tripod.com/et_2005state.html African Elections Database: 15 May & 21 August 2005 Regional State Council Elections in Ethiopia
  4. http://www.waltainfo.com/CurrentIssues/2008/May/election_results.htm "The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia Official Result of the Local and By-Elections Held on April 13 and April 20, 2008"