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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 6(1), pp. 27–38, February, 2018. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2017.045 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research Paper
Challenges and Prospects of Democratization Process in Ethiopia
Shimellis Hailu*
Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia. Corresponding author: E-mail: kumarraatura@gmail.com
Accepted 26 December 2017
In 1995 the
FDRE constitution institutionalized multi-party democracy and since then
Ethiopia held five consecutive national elections which tested the
journey of Ethiopian democratization process. The central objective of
this paper is to explore democratization process in Ethiopia by focusing
on the challenges and prospects of post 1991 situations. To this end
qualitative methodology was employed to gather data from secondary
sources. For this purpose journal Articles, official documents,
constitution and other legal documents and policies were used. Based
upon the data the study revealed that the post 1991 FDRE Constitution
espouse new democracy friendly laws and orders which contain detail
lists of human rights, introduction of multi-party politics and
commencement of democratic institutions which are amicable development
for democratization process in the country. However, there are problems
in implementing these opportunities on the grounds. Among others, the
2005 election aftermath political and legal measures (CSO Law, Press Law
and Anti-Terrorism Law), authoritative nature of Ethiopian politics,
weakness of actors in democratization process, Political polarization
among political parties, weakness of democratic institutions and
corruption are the major challenges to the realization of
democratization process in Ethiopia. Hence, the study implies the need
for reforming the 2005 election aftermath politico- legal measures on
the one hand and strengthens actors in democratization process and
democratic institutions on the other hand. Cite This Article As: Hailu S (2018). Challenges and Prospects of Democratization Process in Ethiopia. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 6(1) 27-38
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