Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice

Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማኅበራዊ ፍትህ, romanized: ye-Ïtiyop'iya zēgochi le-mahiberawī fitih; abbreviated ኢዜማ, EZEMA) is a liberal political party in Ethiopia. It was formed in May 2019 from the merger of the Patriotic Ginbot 7, Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), All-Ethiopian Democratic Party (AEDP), Semayawi Party, New Generation Party (NGP), Gambella Regional Movement (GRM), and Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party. In July 2019, ye-Ethiopia Ra'iy Party (ERaPa) also merged into EZeMa.^[1] The party's logo consists of scales of justice with a large pencil acting as a pole connecting the scales.

Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች ለማህበራዊ ፍትህ
Abbreviation	ECFSJ ኢዜማ
Leader	Berhanu Nega
Deputy Leader	Andualem Aragie
Founded	May 2019
Merger of	Patriotic Ginbot 7 EDP AEDP Semayawi Party NGP GRM UDJ
Headquarters	Addis Ababa
Ideology	Social liberalism Ethiopian nationalism
Political position	Centre
Colours	Blue
Seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives	4 / 547
Website
ethzema.org
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Its leader is Berhanu Nega, and its deputy leader is Andualem Aragie. Yeshiwas Assefa and Chane Kebede are chairperson and deputy chairperson, respectively.^{[2][needs update]}

On 25 May 2023, several founders of the party resigned from membership, citing irreconcilable differences and the party's increasingly close connection with the ruling Prosperity Party.^[3]