Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (; abbreviated ) 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. The party's logo consists of scales of justice with a large pencil acting as a pole connecting the scales.
Its leader is Eyob Mesafint after the cofounder Berhanu Nega stepped away in March 2026, and its deputy leader is Nigatu Welde. Yeshiwas Assefa and Chane Kebede are chairperson and deputy chairperson, respectively.
The party’s leader currently serves as the Minister of Education of Ethiopia. Several other members of the party have also assumed leadership and administrative positions at the regional level. EZEMA is the largest opposition political party in Ethiopia, with branch offices established across all regions of the country. The party deliberately avoids rigid ideological alignment, instead embracing social justice as its core philosophical foundation and guiding principle, while grounding its political agenda in citizenship-based politics and democratic federalism as its central pillars.
Election results House of Peoples' Representatives elections ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–Rank Government 2021 Berhanu Nega1,007,136 2.99% 4 2nd 2026 Eyob MesafintN/AN/A 9 2nd
References
External links Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice website