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	OGADEN ONLINE:The official homepage of Ogaden on the Internet
		The Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party is convinced that the recent crackdown in the Ogaden is yet another reminder of the stark truth that the only path to a democratic system is to coordinate the people's struggle against the regime.
		CUD urges donor governments and major international organizations to publicly condemn the regime in Ethiopia for the atrocities committed by its army in the Ogaden region.
		The CUD and other opposition parties continue to remind the ruling party that it is never too late to abandon its wanton course of murder and mayhem, and to choose the safest course of peaceful national reconciliation and a broad-based democratic system from which all Ethiopians stand to benefit.
	www.ogaden.com /cudpress100707.htm (899 words)

	Coalition for Unity and Democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (commonly referred to as CUD, or occasionally as CDU) is a coalition of four existing political parties of Ethiopia which combined to compete for seats in the Ethiopian General Elections held on May 15, 2005.
		The four parties that combined to form the CUD are: Ethiopian Democratic League, All Ethiopian Unity Party, United Ethiopian Democratic Party-Medhin Party and Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice.
		In response the government stripped CUD legislators of their parlimentary immunity, and arrested a large number of CUD members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coalition_for_Unity_and_Democracy (281 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Ethiopia's two main opposition parties claim victory parliamentary election
		On Wednesday, the main opposition party, the Coalition for Unity and Democracy, said it had won in most of the constituencies where the ballots had been counted and the trend was it will have enough seats to form the government.
		Coalition for Unity and Democracy's Berhanu claimed that 250 to 260 seats have been counted and 203 those had been won together by the Coalition for Unity and Democracy and the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces.
		Coalition for Unity and Democracy's Berhanu said Wednesday that the opposition was winning in urban areas seen as its stronghold as well as in rural areas.
	signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050518-0721-ethiopia-elections.html (572 words)

	Parties’ debate on democracy and good governance
		CUD pledged to form an independent electoral board, to use the public media for entertaining diverse issues and to liberalize the broadcasting media sector if it wins in the elections.
		CUD was asked why it moved to get the land policy changed through the imposition of foreign forces while it could do that by convincing the Ethiopian public.
		The fact that CUD fielded 480 candidates nationwide is an indication that it believes in the smooth conduct of the elections, it said.
	www.waltainfo.com /Conflict/Articles/2005/Mar/article3.htm (1970 words)

	ethiovotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		CUD believes this is a blatant indication that the ruling party has no intention of accepting the democratic decision of the Ethiopia people.
		CUD believes that the declaration of final results long before all votes are counted and this fact has been ascertained by NEB must be stopped by all parties involved.
		CUD also calls on the Ethiopian Armed Forces, the police and security agencies to maintain the remarkable standard with which they have performed their duties to allow peace and stability prevail during the election process.
	www.ethiox.com /news/ethio_votes_results.html (6707 words)

	Vol 10. No. 4, May 2002 - Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		She was addressing the notion of unity among opposition groups within and outside the country, which in her eyes, are in disarray.
		Unity is not simple and it is certainly not abstract; it has empirical qualities.
		In the case of a coalition, its partners should ensure that rivalries are kept in check and that it remains free from coercion and hegemony.
	www.irrawaddy.org /database/2002/vol10.4/commentary.html (929 words)

	Ethiopian Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hailu Shawel, head of the main opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy, was addressing at least a quarter of a million Ethiopians in the capital's central square on Sunday for the final rally by the group before legislative elections set for May 15.
		She said she would vote for the Coalition for Unity and Democracy because they promised free education for all.
		Opposition parties have accused the government of not providing a level playing field for the elections, in which the ruling coalition is expected to prevail over the small, fragmented and poorly financed opposition.
	www.ethio.com /2k5/link.asp?TOPIC_ID=310 (589 words)

	Ethiopia: Prisoners of conscience prepare to face 'trial' - news.amnesty - Amnesty International
		The CUD members and journalists are refusing to plead to the charges or mount a defence, on the grounds that they do not expect a fair trial.
		Among the CUD defendants are Berhanu Negga, a professor of economics, and Yacob Hailemariam, a former prosecutor in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and a former UN Special Envoy.
		On a visit to Ethiopia on 16-17 February, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid met CUD leaders in prison, and called for a political dialogue between the government and opposition, and for the prisoners to be released on bail.
	news.amnesty.org /index/ENGAFR250052006 (827 words)

	Opposition claims victory in Ethiopia
		Coalition for Unity and Democracy’s Berhanu claimed that 250 to 260 seats have been counted and 203 of those had been won together by the Coalition for Unity and
		The four-party Coalition for Unity and Democracy advocates greater say for the national administration in a country administered by federal rules.
		Coalition for Unity and Democracy’s Berhanu said today that the opposition was winning in urban areas seen as its stronghold as well as in rural areas.
	www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=20740 (545 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Ethiopia's two main opposition parties claim victory parliamentary election
		On Wednesday, the main opposition party, the Coalition for Unity and Democracy, said it had won in most of the constituencies where the ballots had been counted and the trend was it will have enough seats to form the government.
		Coalition for Unity and Democracy's Berhanu claimed that 250 to 260 seats have been counted and 203 those had been won together by the Coalition for Unity and Democracy and the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces.
		Coalition for Unity and Democracy's Berhanu said Wednesday that the opposition was winning in urban areas seen as its stronghold as well as in rural areas.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050518-0721-ethiopia-elections.html (617 words)

	GEESKA AFRIKA MAGAZINE AND HAN- geeskaafrika.com
		Instead, what CUD has been witnessing is the acceleration of illegal activities by the riling party so that it would secure enough votes that will enable it to remain in government for another five years.
		CUD can not afford to sit idle when it’s constitutional rights and those of the people are violated and when the votes given to it by the people are robbed by a dictatorial force.
		Therefore, CUD is preparing to give the appropriate political guidance to see to it that this dictatorial act of the ruling party is stopped immediately and the people become the rightful owners of their constitutional rights and their electoral votes.
	www.geeskaafrika.com /ethiopia_21may05.htm (1750 words)

	EthioBlog - Ethiopia - The Struggle for Democracy in Ethiopia
		Democracy is all about winning the trust of the people to come to power, or upon failing to do so, waiting patiently for the next election.
		CUD has also been working with various armed groups to bring them to the negotiating table to solve the country’s problems peacefully, and not out of conviction that the groups would bring democratic change through armed struggle.
		It is equally sad to note that the struggle for democracy is being waged against the TPLF and its leadership who mobilized the people of Tigrai to sacrifice their lives to end tyranny of the Dergue, and to save Ethiopia from a brutal military dictatorship.
	nazret.com /blog/index.php?title=ethiopia_the_struggle_for_democracy_in_e (3715 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) is the forefront in this unprecedented assault on the human and democratic rights of the dispossessed and deprived peoples in the southern parts of the Empire.
		Likewise the vote for CUD can never legitimize the subjugation, deprivation and perpetuation of the alienation of the Oromos and other nations and nationalities of the South who are in similar positions.
		CUD’s professed opposition to Article 39 of the Ethiopian constitution, land policy, and its open war against the Oromo language appear to be only a few of what is to come if this group usurps power in Ethiopia.
	www.oplf.net /OPLF%27s%20Statement%20on%20The%20Ethiopian%20Election.txt (614 words)

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		The CUD's Election Executive Committee Chairman Gizachew Shiferaw told Voice of America reporter William Eagle that the interim government would end the ruling EPRDF partys links with the judiciary, the press and the electoral board and would prepare for new polls.
		Gizachew said the CUD is canvassing opinion makers and the public to decide on the direction the opposition will take if the government does not accept its proposal.
		The opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) has said it would challenge the results from the May 15 poll in the courts and urged a government of national unity to be formed.
	www.negatradio.com /news.html (901 words)

	ADDIS ABABA, June 11 (Reuters) - Ethiopian opposition leader Hailu Shawel said on Saturday the government had put him ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The leader of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Hailu Shawel and another senior official, Lidetu Ayalew, were placed under house arrest Saturday.
		Hailu's coalition is ``once again showing us their commitment to violence and the government will not shy away from ensuring the peace and security of the country, that is why we have taken these steps,'' the information minister said.
		The Coalition for Unity and Democracy denied being an extremist party or reneging on the agreement signed Friday.
	www.aeup.org /new/static/Hailu_detained_061105-1.htm (679 words)

	Ethiopia's opposition claims major gains
		The ruling coalition that ended an oppressive dictatorship in 1991 was expected to move ahead as results come in from rural areas, where most of Ethiopia's 70 million people live.
		At a news conference Monday, Berhanu Nega, vice chairman of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy, said it was too early to decide whether to accept the results, though he said reports of wide abuses continued to come in.
		Hailu Shawel, the leader of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy, scoffed at the observers for their upbeat assessment, calling them "a joke" and saying they had failed to do their duty.
	www.ethiomedia.com /newpress/opposition_gains.html (709 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		CUD said massive vote rigging had cast doubt on the results, and threatened nationwide protests if the announced returns were made final.
		On Tuesday, Ethiopia's main opposition group, the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), rejected partial preliminary results from the hotly contested May 15 election released by the NEBE and sued to stop their certification.
		Final official results are due to be released on June 8 but the CUD and the other main opposition coalition have vowed to reject them and stage mass protests unless their allegations of vote-rigging are fully probed.
	www.andenet.com /News-Jun1.htm (1212 words)

	Basis of unity: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The basis of unity is the unifying principles or ethics upon which all members of an organization or coalition can agree - identifying features of a movement movement quick summary:
		Also called principles of unity or basis for unity.
		Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basis_of_unity.htm (533 words)

	EISA { POLITICAL PARTIES ROUNDTABLE } (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Coalition politics is an inevitable practice in any parliamentary democracy.
		Political party coalitions in post-Apartheid South Africa have evolved from forced marriages under the framework of the constitutionally-entrenched Governments of National (and provincial) Unity (GNU), to marriages of convenience, which became commonplace particularly since the second democratic elections of 1999, with political parties coming together to achieve some common goals.
		It is observable that the coming together of political parties and the eventual coalition splits occurred as political parties and leaders pursued their desire to access or maintain political power at the national and/or provincial levels.
	www.eisa.org.za /EISA/pprr1.htm (612 words)

	COEDFXX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We, the forces who stand for the democratic unity of the people and who believes in a political solution, are confronted with an historical responsibility to struggle in unison, to present an effective alternative assuring peace, equality and the democratic unity of our peoples.
		The organs of the Coalition shall be made up of those multi-national and nationalist political organizations, representatives of the civil society and organizationally unaffiliated individuals who accept the aims and objectives of the Coalition.
		It shall be composed of delegates from the multi-national and nationalist organizations which are members of the Coalition, from delegates elected by the general assembly from the various sectors of the civil society and organizationally unaffiliated individuals.
	www.eprp.com /doc/COEDFXX.html (1387 words)

	Ethiopia releases thousands
		At least 36 people were killed and scores of others wounded by police gunfire during the violent clashes, which the government said were instigated by the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD).
		The Ethiopian Human Rights Council had said over 3 000 people, mainly CUD supporters and members, were rounded up and detained in Addis Ababa for involvement in illegal demonstrations and protests.
		Police said the detainees were released from federal prison in Zeway, 163km south of Addis Ababa, after investigations established their involvement in the disturbances were minor.
	www.news24.com /News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1726765,00.html (265 words)

	BJP and coalition politics
		To avoid the stress and strain is the main challenge of coalition politics in day to day governance of the country.
		The action of coalition partners should be to stick to the promises made by them at the time of electoral alliance.
		Cohesion and determination of the parties to stay together are the basic factors necessary for the stability of the coalition.
	www.saag.org /papers/paper79.html (1172 words)

	Black Britain \| News \| Daily News and Sport
		The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) felt that they had no choice, but to pull out of the investigations and told the Electoral Board that they would do so.
		CUD spokesman Debebe Eshetu believes that witnesses were threatened and too scared to oppose Mr Zenawi’s government and also claimed that their houses had been burnt down by the opposition.
		This is a lame execuse by CUD to run away from the investigation and pursue the violent way they have designed right from the start.
	www.blackbritain.co.uk /news/details.aspx?i=1590&c=africa&h=Ethiopian+Election+probe+in+disarry (747 words)

	Proposal: Coalition to Restore and Preserve a Civilian Democracy (S.L.) - July 1997 - Sierra Leone Web
		WHEREAS the Coalition is cognizant and appreciative of the positions and actions taken by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) at its last meeting of heads of states in Harare, Zimbabwe;
		WHEREAS the Coalition is aware and understands the position taken by the Commonwealth Secretariat in suspending Sierra Leone from active participation as long as the illegal coupist regime occupies state house in Freetown;
		WHEREAS the Coalition recognizes that the mutineers and the "RUF rebels" are now unleashing terror, rape and dehumanization of the civilian population in Sierra Leone with such depravity as to constitute crimes against humanity for which they should be brought to justice;
	www.sierra-leone.org /crpcc0797.html (933 words)

	Malawi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Increasing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and from the international community led to a referendum in which the Malawian people were asked to vote for either a multi-party democracy or the continuation of a one-party state.
		The UDF won 82 of the 177 seats in the National Assembly and formed a coalition government with the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD).
		That coalition disbanded in June 1996, but some of its members remained in the government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malawi (3647 words)

	ViewsWire
		More than 80 people, including key leaders of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), journalists, lawyers, academics and civil society members were imprisoned in the wake of the disputed legislative election of May 2005, on charges ranging from treason to genocide and trying to overthrow the constitutional order by violent means.
		The entire CUD leadership—including the party’s president, Hailu Shawel, and the mayor-to-be of the capital, Addis Ababa, Berhanu Nega—and more than 100 others (including journalists, human rights activists and aid workers) were detained, and remained in prison as of February 2006, charged with trying to overthrow the state by violent means.
		The president of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), and an elected MP, he is one of several CUD leaders who were arrested in November 2005 and charged with treason.
	www.eiu.com /index.asp?layout=VWPrintVW3&article_id=120458597&printer=printer (3736 words)

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