A Look at the ‘Funniest’ Feature of Political parties in Ethiopia

By Betre Yacob.

I think no one can run from the naked fact that there is economic disparity between the ruling political parties and their opponents in Ethiopia. The following two pictures clearly show this actual feature of the parties: the opposition party is economically poor and its counterpart is very rich and powerful.



The former picture shows the office building of the Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), one of the known opposition party in Ethiopia, whereas the later one shows the office building of the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), the ruling party in the region.

As you see in the former picture, the EDP’s office building is very old. Truly, unless one sees the old and faded banner on the wall, it is challenging to realize that the building is an office of a political party working to represent millions of people. When you get into the very old office, you may get more confused and ask yourself: is it actually the office of the party? How are they working without necessary office facilities? By the way let me tell you what is more amazing. Just the front rooms of the building are occupied by the EDP. The other rooms are occupied by the family who owns the house.

When we come to the other one, things are absolutely different. The building is so modern, attractive and inviting. One who sees the building can easily realize how costly it is. It resembles western buildings. It has modern car parking that is decorated with flowers. The parking is always busy with very expensive new model cars are housed. Close to the main gate of the building, there is a small room, but much better than that of the EDP’s office, for security people. The internal part of the building is well organized for office service; individual rooms are well furnished and equipped with 21th century office equipments. Telephones, broadband connection, modern lighting and water systems are well installed. Generally, the building clearly reveals the stronger financial capacity of the party.

The questions I would like to raise are:
1) Why is there such a big difference between the two parties?
2) How can competition be made between them?

Link: http://ethiopiahot.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/a-look-at-the-funniest-feature-of-political-parties-in-ethiopian/

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