Election Board passed decision to recognize Prosperity PartyProsperity Party logoborkenaDecember 25, 2019Ethiopia’s election board passed decision on Wednesday to issue Prosperity Party with certificate of recognition, State-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) reported. The election board is among reformed institution after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in April 2018. Prosperity Party submitted application to election board earlier this month seeking for recognition. The way parties ended their own existence, and the agreements they made to merge themselves to form Prosperity Party is in line with legislative requirements, and the board has decided to cancel their individual party status and recognize them as Prosperity Party, the board announced. The parties that merged to form Prosperity Party as the following :Afar National Democratic Party (ANDP)Benishangul-Gumuz Democratic Party (BDP)Oromo Democratic Party (ODP)Amhara Democratic Party (ADP)Southern Ethiopian Peoples’ Democratic Movement (SEPDM)Somali Democratic PartyGambela Peoples Democratic Movement (GPDM)Harari National League (HNL)The party is required, as per legislation 1162/2011, to present audit report to the Election Board in six months time.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2019 00:56 UTC