The Argoba National Democratic Organization (ANDO; ) is a political party

Political party

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 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

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At the last legislative elections

Ethiopian general elections, 2005

Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils. Under pressure from the international community, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi promised that this election would be proof that more democracy would come in this multi-ethnic...

 on 15 May 2005, the party elected Amine Endiris Ebrahim to represent a district in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region

Amhara Region

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In local elections, the ANDO won two seats in the Afar Region

Afar Region

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al assembly in the 2000

Ethiopian general election, 2000

Ethiopia held general elections on 14 May and 31 August 2000, for seats in both its national and in several Regional government councils. although several opposition parties boycotted the election, 17 parties including the All-Amhara People's Organization, the Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic...

 and again in the 2005 local elections. In the 2008 by-elections

Ethiopian by-elections, 2008

Ethiopia held nation-wide elections for local offices in the kebele and woreda assemblies on 13 and 20 April 2008. By-elections were also held for seats in the Addis Ababa City Council, and in the national and regional parliaments that were vacant due to the Coalition for Unity and Democracy’s ...

, the ANDO won all 65 seats (and control) of the Argobba special woreda

Argobba special woreda

Argobba is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Because Argobba is not part of any Zone in the Afar Region, it is considered a Special woreda, an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area. This woreda is named for the Argobba people, whose homeland lies in...

, and 260 seats and control of 13 kebele

Kebele

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s in that woreda.