Ethiopia s ruling party retains parliamentary majority in election marred by insecurity

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• Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 438 seats out of 501 in the House of Representatives, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said.

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• Read also: Nigeria, Ethiopia sign prisoner transfer deal as over 100 inmates set for repatriation On election day, more than 140 polling stations failed to open across Ethiopia’s two largest regions because of security concerns, highlighting the government’s struggle to establish control in parts of the country.

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• However, election officials have also moved to revoke poll results in 15 additional constituencies since the vote took place earlier this month citing serious misconduct.

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• The relationship has since turned hostile, partly because of Abiy’s repeated calls for Ethiopia to regain direct access to a Red Sea port, a strategic outlet the country lost after Eritrea gained independence in 1993.

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• Only 501 of Parliament’s total 547 seats were in contention for the election, which excluded 38 constituencies in Tigray and another eight in Amhara.

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• The Amhara region has seen clashes between the federal government and Amhara nationalist militias known as the Fano, while Oromia is home to the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels.

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• More than 50 million people, out of Ethiopia’s estimated population of 130 million, were registered to vote, the board said.

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• The outcome will likely give Abiy, who has been in power since 2018, another five years in office, as the legislature elects the prime minister.

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• The northern Tigray region was the site of a 2020-2022 armed conflict between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian army .

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• Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 438 seats out of 501 in the House of Representatives, the National Election Board of…

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