Ethiopian prime minister's party gains another large parliamentary majority
Abiy's party won 438 seats, roughly 90% of those for which results were announced at a ceremony broadcast on Facebook.
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Abiy's party won 438 seats, roughly 90% of those for which results were announced at a ceremony broadcast on Facebook. Eritrea, with its 1,350km (840-mile) coastline, accuses landlocked Ethiopia of having imperial ambitions. Over the last three years Abiy has repeatedly spoken of his country’s need to regain access to a Red Sea port , which it lost when Eritrea became independent in 1993.
Furthermore, The enmity between Abiy's government and the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the dominant party in the region, was supposed to have ended with the peace deal signed in November 2022. The situation is also troubling in Tigray, which is still recovering from a two-year civil war that only ended in 2022. The region and its six million inhabitants, comprising 38 constituencies, were completely excluded from the poll amid rising fears that fighting could break out once more.
In addition, But others fear the internal divisions and security challenges facing Africa's second most-populous country are only going to get worse with Abiy at the helm. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party won parliamentary elections by a landslide, giving him another five years to pursue his reformist economic agenda and increase his regional sway.
One point remains disputed: Opposite versions — "The risks are real and are driven by both sides," Cameron Hudson, an Africa analyst who… ; The government was accused of blocking food aid to the region – an allegation it denied.….
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Abiy's party won 438 seats, roughly 90% of those for which results were announced at a ceremony broadcast on Facebook.
reliability moderate2/5 sourcesEritrea, with its 1,350km (840-mile) coastline, accuses landlocked Ethiopia of having imperial ambitions.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesOver the last three years Abiy has repeatedly spoken of his country’s need to regain access to a Red Sea port , which it lost when Eritrea became independent in 1993.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe enmity between Abiy's government and the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the dominant party in the region, was supposed to have ended with the peace deal signed in November 2022.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe situation is also troubling in Tigray, which is still recovering from a two-year civil war that only ended in 2022.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe region and its six million inhabitants, comprising 38 constituencies, were completely excluded from the poll amid rising fears that fighting could break out once more.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesBut others fear the internal divisions and security challenges facing Africa's second most-populous country are only going to get worse with Abiy at the helm.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party won parliamentary elections by a landslide, giving him another five years to pursue his reformist economic agenda and increase his regional sway.
according to Bloomberg — PoliticsThe US - a key driver behind the 2022 peace deal - this week announced targeted visa restrictions on "hardline members of the TPLF and their immediate family members".
according to MyJoyOnlineHowever, Hudson says these actions by the TPLF have also been driven by Abiy, who has "moved away from the agreement and made threatening moves towards the Tigrayans".
according to MyJoyOnlineProsperity Party candidates this time touted improved food security and strong economic growth in Africa's second-most populous country that officials forecast will top 10% in 2026, one of the fastest rates on the continent.
according to Daily Maverick +2As a result, voting did not take place in at least eight of Amhara's 138 constituencies.
according to Daily Maverick +2NAIROBI, June 21 - 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.
according to The Straits Times - WorldThe government also faces insurgencies in the country's two biggest regions, connected to grievances among different ethnic groups about alleged marginalisation within Ethiopia's federal system.
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Eritrea, with its 1,350km (840-mile) coastline, accuses landlocked Ethiopia of having imperial ambitions.
omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesOn election day, 143 polling stations failed to open in the country’s two most-populous regions because of safety concerns caused by armed…
omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesOver the last three years Abiy has repeatedly spoken of his country’s need to regain access to a Red Sea port , which it lost when Eritrea…
omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesThe 49-year-old first came to power amid anti-government protests in 2018, and he was at first hailed for his campaign to heal divisions –…
omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesThe enmity between Abiy's government and the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the dominant party in the region, was supposed to…
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