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Abiy hails historic Ethiopia election after landslide win Sun 11th July 2021 | 01:50 AM
Addis Ababa, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jul, 2021 ) :Ethiopia s ruling party has won a landslide in a landmark parliamentary poll, results showed Saturday, ensuring a new five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed despite a brutal war in the northern region of Tigray.
Abiy hailed the outcome of what he described as a historic election the first time he faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.
The winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace prize had hoped to frame victory at the ballot box as a mandate for political and economic reforms and military operations.