Video | Opposition party Medrek on economy and democracy in Ethiopia
Published 02/25/2010
- 4:36 a.m. GMT
Medrek leaders Judge Birtukan Mideksa, Siye Abraha, Eng. Gizachew Shiferaw, Dr. Negasso Gidada, Prof. Beyene Petros, Dr. Merera Gudina and Dr. Bulcha Demeksa
Ethiopia's largest opposition party, Medrek (Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum) was given a rare televised platform to describe its program to the public for the upcoming 2010 national election. The eight-party coalition Medrek supports both group rights and individual rights. Supporters of Medrek hope for an end of dictatorship in Ethiopia under Meles Zenawi and an establishment of independent and democratic institutions in the country.
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PLEASE EPRDF LOOK YOURSELF ON A FREE TRACK... U MIGHT THINK NO ANY BEST ALTERNATIVE FOR ETHIOPIANS THAN EPRDF... BUT LET US DECIDE... I AM SURE EPRDF WILL BE ELECTED IN SOME AREAS DUE TO THE GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF LOCAL LEADERS... BUT IT MUST KNOW ALSO THAT IT SHOULDNT EXPECT ANYTHING FROM WOLEGA,ARSI,BALE,HARAR,BORENA,JIMMA,SHOWA,TIGRAY TO SOME EXTENT RDAR,DIREDEWA,HAWASA,AND SO MUCH MORE... WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 18 YEARS EFFORT... SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 1997 COMPETITORS WHICH AWAKES YOU FROM YOUR MERE DREM OF DRIVING ETHIOPIANS WITHOUT LICENSE... ANY WAY EPRDF MAY ANNOUNCE TO HAVE AROUND 5 MILLION MEMBERS... U WILL SEE HOW MUCH UR MEMBERS ARE REAL EVEN IN THE GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES... WE ETHIOPIANS ARE SURE OPPOSITION PARTIES MAY HAVE SOME DEFECT,BUT U HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE OUR INVALUABLE ASSET... AT LEAST THEY HAVE DRIVED YOU A LOT IN DEVELOPMENT...THIS MIGHT BE MY COMMENT... BUT BE SURE THIS IS THE FACT... WE NEED ONLY ONE PROMISE FROM U... LET US CHOOSE WHO WE WANT... LET WHO WE WANT LEADS US... DONT LOOK ONLY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL OFFICIALS PERSONALITY...THERE ARE DOZONS OF MISLEADERS AND CORRUPT OFFICIALS IN UR ORGANIZATION...
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THANKS EPRDF...THANKS OPPOSITION PARTIES...
HOPE TO SEE DEMOCRATIC ETHIOPIA...!