Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party secured a landslide majority, according to election results released Sunday by the national election board.
It won 90% of the seats in parliament.
“The ruling Prosperity Party secured 438 of the 486 seats in the House of Peoples’ Representatives,” Melatwork Hailu, chairperson of the National Elections Board (NEBE) announced.
The June 1 legislative elections have been described as a success, despite excluding parts of the country, including areas in the Tigray and Amhara regions,
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