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Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party Wins Ethiopia Parliamentary Elections
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party secured 90 percent of contested seats in the June 1 parliamentary elections. More than 140 polling stations closed in the Amhara and Oromo regions over safety concerns from armed groups.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the parliamentary elections held on June 1, securing 90 percent of contested seats. The result extends the party's majority in Africa's second-most-populous country. Voting took place in Ethiopia's two most populous regions, Amhara and Oromo, where more than 140 polling stations closed on election day due to safety concerns from armed groups fighting the government.
Abiy Ahmed, 49, rose to power in 2018. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. Ethiopia experienced a two-year civil war that ended in 2022.
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