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Ethiopia Federal Democratic Unity Forum Medrek መድረክ | |
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| Chairperson | Merera Gudina |
| Vice-Chairman | Beyene Petros |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Ethnic federalism |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] to left-wing |
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Medrek (Amharic: መድረክ), officially the Ethiopia Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት መድረክ, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya fēdēralawī dēmokirasīyawī ānidineti medireki), is an Ethiopian political coalition founded in 2008 by former defense minister Siye Abraha and former president Negasso Gidada. The election symbol of the party is five fingers.[2] On 2008 election, Medrek won a single seat in the House of Peoples' Representatives, representing an electoral district in Addis Ababa.[3] This was allegedly due to lack of election transparency. Medrek won 30% of the individual vote nationwide but received only one seat in parliament since Ethiopia's elections are conducted under a single-member plurality voting system.[4]
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- ^ "Parties Symbol & Logo". National Election Board of Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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