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The 11th Regular Conference of the EPRDF decided to expedite the long-overdue process of party unification.
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On November 6, 2012, the EPRDF Executive Committee met and approved the unification process, with 27 votes in favor and 6 against.
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On November 7, the Executive Committee discussed the draft program of the unified party and submitted it to the EPRDF Council for review.
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On November 9, the Executive Committee agreed to submit the name “Prosperity Party” to the EPRDF Council.
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On November 11, 2012, the EPRDF Council (except TPLF) unanimously approved the unification.
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On November 12, 2012, a statement was issued outlining the future direction of the new party.
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Following this, sister and allied organizations—excluding the TPLF—began announcing their decisions to merge with the Prosperity Party.
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On November 14, the Afar National Democratic Party (ANDP) decided to merge with the Prosperity Party.
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On November 15, the Gambella People’s Unity Democratic Movement (GPUDM) unanimously approved its merger with the Prosperity Party.
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On November 16, both the Benishangul-Gumuz People’s Democratic Party (BGPDP) and the executive committee of the Somali Democratic Party (SDP) decided to merge with the Prosperity Party.
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On November 17, it was announced that the Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) and the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) had unanimously decided to merge with the Prosperity Party during an emergency meeting. On the same day, the Harari National League (HNL) officially announced its merger during its 11th organizational conference.
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On November 18, the EPRDF officially merged with the Prosperity Party. On the same day, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) declared that the merger had been completed in accordance with the law.
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On November 20, the first meeting of the Prosperity Party was held, attended by the heads of the offices of the merging parties.
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On November 21, an official signing ceremony was held in Addis Ababa, formally establishing the Prosperity Party.
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On November 24, the Prosperity Party announced that it had submitted a request to the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for legal recognition. Since then, senior leaders of the party have begun discussing its programs and policies.
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Regarding the party’s working languages, it was announced that Amharic, Afan Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, and Afar would be adopted as working languages, while the party officially recognizes all languages spoken in Ethiopia.