Ethiopia heads to the polls for an election expected to be dominated again by Abiy’s ruling party
More than 50 million registered voters face cancelled voting in conflict-hit regions as the ruling party is expected to secure another five-year term.
- On Monday, Ethiopia heads to the polls for national elections where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party is expected to win a majority, securing him another five-year term.
- The electoral board reports more than 50.5 million registered voters, though the entire northern region of Tigray, containing 38 constituencies, remains excluded from the poll due to persistent instability.
- Opposition figures, including the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party, decry the process as 'far from genuine and democratic,' citing the ruling party's unfair advantage and campaign restrictions in conflict zones.
- While the government pledges major development projects, researchers warn that ethnic polarization and arbitrary arrests have eroded administration legitimacy, leaving Ethiopia significantly more divided than ever before.
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In Ethiopia, the citizens elect a new parliament. The best chances are calculated by the party of the current head of government Abiy Ahmed. In 2019 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because of his reconciliation with the neighbouring country Eritrea. However, he is increasingly authoritarian.
The country's 130 million is tumbling between internal conflicts, major reforms and geopolitical friction.
A total of 47 political parties formalized their participation in this contest, which the authorities consider crucial for the future of Africa's second most populous country, which has a population of more than 130 million.
Insecurity disrupts some voting in Ethiopia as ruling party seeks majority
Ethiopians voted Monday in an election marred by insecurity but widely expected to see the ruling Prosperity Party secure the majority of legislative seats and give Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed another five-year term.
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