Balderas Party

Balderas Party (Amharic: ባልደራስ ፓርቲ), also called Balderas for Genuine Democracy Party or Balderas for True Democracy Party, is a political party in Ethiopia founded by political activist Eskinder Nega in 2019.

History
Balderas Party was founded in September 2019 by political activist Eskinder Nega as Balderas for Genuine Democracy. Initially, the party was founded as a civic society for safeguarding economic and social rights in Addis Ababa from "special benefit" claims of the surrounding Oromia Region over the City. On 11 September 2020, Eskinder was charged on terrorism for alleged assassination attempt of Addis Ababa Mayor and "inciting ethnic and religious conflict to try and illegally take power in the capital." In April 2021, Balderas wrote and electoral manifesto that reveal policy measures on the upcoming election in 2021. Balderas and the National Movement of Amhara formed alliance in mid-2021 to end what they call the supposed hateful narratives and hate speech politics in Ethiopia. On 11 August 2022, Eskinder left the party chairmanship citing the government repression.

Leadership

 * Eskinder Nega (Chairman: 2019–2022)
 * Amaha Dagnew (Deputy President)