Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party secured another overwhelming parliamentary majority in elections held this month, reinforcing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's control of national politics.
Results released by the national election board showed the party winning 438 seats, about 90 percent of those declared. A total of 274 seats was required for a majority in the lower house.
The full 547-seat chamber was not contested because voting did not take place in the northern Tigray region or in some constituencies in Amhara. More than 50 million people had registered to vote nationwide.
The result broadly mirrors the 2021 election, when the Prosperity Party won a similar share of the seats available. Abiy created the party in 2019 after taking office the previous year following mass protests against the former governing coalition.
Prosperity Party candidates campaigned on stronger food security and rapid economic growth. Government projections indicate that Ethiopia's economy could expand by more than 10 percent in 2026.
The election took place amid continuing armed unrest. Fighting between government forces and the Oromo Liberation Army has killed hundreds in Oromia, while the Fano militia has controlled parts of rural Amhara since 2023.
Tigray remained outside the vote because of conditions following the region's two-year civil war and renewed political tensions. Opposition parties have also accused the federal government of restricting their activities through arrests and legal barriers, allegations rejected by the authorities.
