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Ethiopia’s Ruling Prosperity Party Wins Landslide as Tigray Region Excluded from Vote

Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has won a sweeping victory in the country’s national legislative elections, securing almost 90 percent of the contested seats. The result extends the dominance of a party that has governed Africa’s second-most populous nation since Abiy came to power in 2018, but the lopsided outcome […]

Ethiopia’s ruling party secures landslide victory amid fears of renewed unrest

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The ruling party of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won a landslide in the country’s national elections, retaining its overwhelming parliamentary majority in a vote overshadowed by unrest in several regions and growing strains with neighbouring states. A dominant performance at the polls Official results showed the Prosperity Party securing a decisive share of

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