Ethiopia Goes to the Polls with the Result Widely Seen as a Foregone Conclusion

Ethiopia goes to the polls with the result widely seen as a foregone conclusion

Ethiopia holds parliamentary and regional elections on Monday that analysts expect Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party to win by a large margin, despite significant unrest across much of the country.

Ethiopia holds elections with PM Abiy’s party expected to dominate

Voting will not take place in northern Tigray region and some parts of the Amhara region amid insecurity.

Ethiopia vote to shape next five years, Abiy says

The Prime Minister says the poll will strengthen legitimacy and help Ethiopia move beyond years of conflict and political turmoil.

Ethiopians head to polls in 7th general election

Ethiopians flocked to polling stations early in Addis Ababa on Monday to take part in the country’s seventh national general election. Footage shows long lines forming early outside a polling station in the morning. Voters checked in and cast their ballots throughout the day, while Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) and former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, paid a visit to the polls. “They have started on time and I think…

Ethiopians Head to Polls in Parliamentary and Regional Elections

Ethiopians began voting on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections that are expected to deliver a landslide victory for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his ruling Prosperity Party, according to Reuters. More than 50 million people are registered to vote, but polling is not taking place in the northern Tigray region, where election officials cited lingering instability following a two-year civil war and ongoing political tensions. Casting hi…

Ethiopian election expected to hand leader Abiy’s party a landslide win

Voting began in Ethiopia on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party an easy victory, despite significant unrest in much of the country. More than 50 million people are registered to vote, but there will be no election in the norther≈region, where organisers have cited “unfavourable […]