Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice | |
Native Name: | የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማህበራዊ ፍትህ |
Native Name Lang: | am |
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Abbreviation: | ECFSJ Amharic: ኢዜማ |
Leader: | Berhanu Nega |
Leader1 Title: | Deputy Leader |
Leader1 Name: | Andualem Aragie |
Foundation: | May 2019 |
Merger: | Patriotic Ginbot 7 EDP AEDP Semayawi Party NGP GRM UDJ |
Headquarters: | Addis Ababa |
Position: | Centre |
Colours: | Blue |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives |
Country: | Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማኅበራዊ ፍትህ|translit=ye-Ïtiyop'iya zēgochi le-mahiberawī fitih; abbreviated Amharic: ኢዜማ|label=none|translit=EZEMA) is a liberal political party in Ethiopia. It was formed in May 2019 from the merger of the Patriotic Ginbot 7, Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), All-Ethiopian Democratic Party (AEDP), Semayawi Party, New Generation Party (NGP), Gambella Regional Movement (GRM), and Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party. In July 2019, ye-Ethiopia Ra'iy Party (ERaPa) also merged into EZeMa.[1] The party's logo consists of scales of justice with a large pencil acting as a pole connecting the scales.
Its leader is Berhanu Nega, and its deputy leader is Andualem Aragie. Yeshiwas Assefa and Chane Kebede are chairperson and deputy chairperson, respectively.[2]
On 25 May 2023, several founders of the party resigned from membership, citing irreconcilable differences and the party's increasingly close connection with the ruling Prosperity Party.[3]