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Ethiopia: Ruling Party in Ethiopia Secures 90% of Seats in Parliament
DW, 21 June 2026
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party comfortably secured another parliamentary majority, defeating a fragmented opposition. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Ruling Party Wins Another Large Majority in Parliament
RFI, 22 June 2026
Ethiopia's ruling party has won over 90 percent of seats in parliament, according to official results announced three weeks after the election. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Prosperity Party Wins With Huge Majority in Ethiopia's June 1 Election
ENA, 21 June 2026
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has officially announced the final results of Ethiopia's Seventh General Election for both the House of People's Representatives and… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Peaceful Seventh General Election Marks Major Democratic Progress, Says African Union
ENA, 21 June 2026
The peaceful and orderly conduct of Ethiopia's Seventh General Election represents a significant step forward in the country's democratic journey, African Union Commissioner for… Read more »
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ENA, 21 June 2026
The voting process and voter turnout in Ethiopia's Seventh General Election have demonstrated the people's deep commitment to democracy, peace and development, President Taye Atske… Read more »
Ethiopia's Ruling Party Wins Amid Security and Election Concerns
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been re-elected after his Prosperity Party won the election, taking 438 out of 501 seats in the parliament. Many of his supporters believe the victory is a mandate to push for more economic reforms. Critics, however, warn that Ethiopia remains deeply divided and faces mounting security challenges.
The election was overshadowed by conflict. Voting disrupted in parts of the Amhara and Oromia regions and absent in Tigray, where tensions have been rising despite a 2022 peace agreement that ended a devastating civil war.
Analysts fear deteriorating relations between the federal government, Tigrayan leaders and neighbouring Eritrea could reignite conflict, potentially destabilising the wider Horn of Africa region.
InFocus
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As Ethiopia's utterly unsurprising election results come in, they will undoubtedly be digested abroad according to one of two very different narratives. One will focus on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party's resounding victory and interpret the results as an encouraging sign that the country will stay the course of his reform agenda. The other will emphasize the highly constrained political space in which the elections were held, and the parts of the country in which
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Election officials said the results remain preliminary as verification, tabulation, and reconciliation processes continue across the country.
Voting was held in 1,139 constituencies nationwide, including contests for 501 seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives. Results from 816 constituencies have been verified, while the remaining results are still being processed.
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Long queues formed at polling stations in the capital, Addis Ababa, with some waiting since 2am, and later the authorities extended voting by six hours. Despite the enthusiasm, analysts say the vote is no more than a formality to keep incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in power.
Earlier, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said 143
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