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Ethiopia votes in elections expected to give Abiy's party a landslide win

Ethiopian women collect ballot papers at a polling station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 1, 2026. © Amanuel Sileshi, AP

Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party a landslide win. There was no election in the Tigray region due to “unfavourable conditions”, and voting in the Oromo and Amhara regions were interrupted due to security problems, according to election officials.

Voting took place 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.

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