Vol. 10(1), pp. 13-24. January, 2022. 

ISSN: 2360-784X

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijpsd2022010

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

Ethiopia, like other African countries constitutionally introduced electoral system in 1995. And since then five consecutive elections (1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 &2015) were held. It is assumed that repetitive elections (even though in some cases they are impaired by flawed practices) will lead to democratization. Unlike this assumption, the practice of election in Ethiopia as force of democratization is fluctuating and regressing instead of progressing. Therefore, this thesis tried to analyze why repetitive elections failed to enhance the democratic system in Ethiopia. To address the issue, electoral institutions have been evaluated qualitatively in line with democratic consolidation. Primary and secondary data were collected from institutions and published and unpublished literatures. Data from both sources were analyzed and interpreted thematically. The basic finding of this thesis shows that the weakness of elections to enhance democracy in Ethiopia is attributed to fragile institutional foundations coupled with Prebendal political practices.

 

Keywords: democracy, election, institution and democratization

 

	Cite This Article As: Melese, D. (2022). Election and democratization in Ethiopia during EPRDF. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 10(1): 13-24