The Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM) was a

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. At the

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on 15 May 2005, the party was part of the

Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF; ) was an ethnic federalist political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1989 to 2019. It consisted of four political parties: Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara ...

, that won 327 out of 527 seats in the

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. Originally known as the Southern Ethiopia Peoples Democratic Front, the SEPDM was founded in 1992.

Muferiat Kamil Muferihat Kamil Ahmed (Amharic: ሙፈሪሃት ካሚል አሕመድ, ''mufärihat kamil ähmäd''; born 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Minister of Labour and Skills Development. She was the Speaker of the House of Peoples' ...

has been Chair of the SEPDM since 25 June 2018, replacing the previous chairman Shiferaw Shigute. In the August 2005 Regional assembly elections, the party won 271 out of 348 seats in the

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; ) was a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of five ''kililoch'', called Regions 7 to 11, following the ...

(SNNPR). The SEPDM announced 13 December 2007 that in the next election cycle that they would field 790,000 candidates for races for offices in

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and kebele councils, town administration and the

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. In the 2008 by-elections, the SEPDM won 10 seats in the SNNPR regional assembly, all 850 seats up for election in the 13 Zones of the SNNPR, control of 123

s and 20 towns. In November 2019, Prime Minister

Abiy Ahmed Abiy Ahmed Ali (; ; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 and the leader of the Prosperity Party since 2019. He rose through the ranks of government via the Information Networ ...

and Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Chairman unified the constituent parties of the coalition into a new '' Prosperity Party''.Exclusive: Third day EPRDF EC discussing “Prosperity Party” Regulation. Find the draft copy obtained by AS
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