Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice

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Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማኅበራዊ ፍትህ, romanized: ye-Ïtiyop'iya zēgochi le-mahiberawī fitih; abbreviated ኢዜማ, 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. The party's logo consists of scales of justice with a large pencil acting as a pole connecting the scales. Its leader is Eyob Mesafint after the cofounder Berhanu Nega stepped away in March 2026, and its deputy leader is Nigatu Welde. Yeshiwas Assefa and Chane Kebede are chairperson and deputy chairperson, respectively. The party’s leader currently serves as the Minister of Education of Ethiopia. Several other members of the party have also assumed leadership and administrative...

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