Legislative in Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed’s party wins a large majority of seats

Published on : 07/10/2021 – 20:38

Ethiopia’s ruling party won an overwhelming majority of seats in the recent and crucial parliamentary elections, the electoral commission announced on Saturday (July 10th), paving the way for a new term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The electoral commission announced that the Party of Prosperity (PP), had obtained more than 400 seats out of 436. The legislative elections were held on June 21.

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With AFP