Ethiopians hope for peace, economic stability as PM Abiy Ahmed wins election Africanews 18 hrs ago © AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP or licensors Addis Ababa, on July 11, 2021.
Residents of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa say they hope Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed s government can ensure peace and economic stability after the incumbent s party won a landslide victory.
The election result grants Abiy a five-year term despite a brutal war raging in the country s 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.
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2021-07-10 21:55:57 GMT2021-07-11 05:55:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, July 10 (Xinhua) Ethiopia s ruling Prosperity Party won more than 400 out of 436 parliamentary electoral constituencies of the June 21 general elections, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced on Saturday.
Ethiopia has 547 parliamentary seats with faulty printing of ballot papers, logistical as well as security challenges forcing the electoral board to postpone voting in 111 electoral districts.
NEBE plans to hold a second round of national elections on Sept. 6 in the rest of electoral constituencies, except in 38 electoral constituencies located in Ethiopia s war-torn northern Tigray regional state.
In a press statement, shortly after the announcement of the result, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the ruling Prosperity Party plans to use the electoral mandate it is given to focus on growing Ethiopia s economy in the next five years, especially the country s a