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Melissa Chemam with RFI

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

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed votes during the parliamentary and regional elections at a polling centre in Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, on 1 June, 2026.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed votes during the parliamentary and regional elections at a polling centre in Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, on 1 June, 2026. via REUTERS - Ethiopia News Agency

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.

More than 50 million of Ethiopia's 135 million people are registered for the elections, in which voters will choose the 547 members of the House of People's Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament.

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