Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party has secured a landslide victory in the country’s national parliamentary election. The National Election Board of Ethiopia announced that the ruling party won an overwhelming majority of the contested seats, ensuring a second five-year term for Abiy Ahmed. While government officials praised the election as the nation’s first democratic exercise, the vote was held under challenging conditions, marked by opposition boycotts, logistical delays, and the total exclusion of the conflict-affected Tigray region.
- The Prosperity Party won a decisive majority, claiming over 400 of the 436 parliamentary seats that were contested.
- The election victory officially secures a new five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
- The National Election Board of Ethiopia declared the voting process to be credible, despite significant logistical and security challenges.
- Voting did not take place in several parts of the country, including the northern Tigray region, due to ongoing conflict and instability.
- Some prominent opposition parties chose to boycott the election, raising concerns over the imprisonment of their leaders and an unequal playing field.
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There was no election. Full stop.
Your reporter doesn't seem to know the Ethiopian situation well or he is afraid so he will not be hurt by PM Abiy? The reporter doesn't even report that many Amhara's and Oromia's didn't vote for Abiy. I wish you ask your reporter who was on the Ballot on. Abiy'a 'so called victory? PM Abiy against PM Abiy?