Ethiopia's Ruling Party Secures 90% of Votes in National Election

Ethiopia's ruling party secures 90% of votes in national election

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won a landslide victory in legislative polls, giving it almost 90 percent of the seats. Abiy has led Ethiopia since 2018, and is increasingly criticised…

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party secured a large majority in Ethiopia's parliamentary elections held on June 1.

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Ethiopian prime minister's party wins parliamentary majority

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won another large parliamentary majority in this month’s elections, results released by the national election board on Sunday ‌showed. Abiy, whose party had been widely expected to dominate the elections against a fragmented opposition, was appointed in 2018 following mass protests against the long-ruling EPRDF coalition. He created the Prosperity Party the following year. Abiy’s party won 4…

Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s party wins parliamentary elections

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party secured a large majority in Ethiopia’s parliamentary elections held on June 1. The National Election Board of Ethiopia announced the results on Sunday, June 21, confirming the party won 438 seats, roughly 90% of the contested seats in the House of Peoples’ Representatives. ALSO READ: Ethiopia heads to the polls as PM Abiy's party seeks new term This outcome gives the Prosperity Party a strong mandate …