https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win 2026-05-18T03:36:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.0 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=97413&oldid=prev 2026-02-08T14:38:34Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:38, 8 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.newdayclass.com/2020/ lanciao] </del>the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.biggerpockets.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=stations%20observed </del>stations observed<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.britannica.com/search?query=</ins>contested <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">contested] </ins>results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://m.hotelinterpacific.com/ kontol] </ins>some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://openclipart.org/search/?query=electoral%20board </ins>electoral board<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Josh903817 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=95727&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T23:21:04Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:21, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Abiy hailed the outcome of what he described as a "historic" <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://app.photobucket.com/search?query=</del>election<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">%20</del>-- <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">election --] </del>the first time he faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.newdayclass.com/2020/ lanciao] </del>two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.newdayclass.com/2020/ lanciao] </ins>the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.biggerpockets.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=stations%20observed </ins>stations observed<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

LeeMbx6432708265 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=94534&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T19:07:20Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:07, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://m.hotelinterpacific.com/ kontol] </del>Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/search?source=nav-desktop&amp;q=</del>officials <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">officials] </del>longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://search.un.org/results.php?query=sesame%20farmer </del>sesame farmer<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Abiy hailed the outcome of what he described as a "historic" <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://app.photobucket.com/search?query=</ins>election<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">%20</ins>-- <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">election --] </ins>the first time he faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.newdayclass.com/2020/ lanciao] </ins>two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

VirgilioStaley5 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=93715&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T15:24:13Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:24, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize had hoped to frame victory at the ballot box as a mandate for political and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.fridasormondbeach.com/catering/ cibai] </del>economic reforms and military operations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.express.co.uk/search?s=promised%20democratic </del>promised democratic<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?s=contested </del>contested<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://m.hotelinterpacific.com/ kontol] </ins>Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/search?source=nav-desktop&amp;q=officials </ins>officials<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://search.un.org/results.php?query=sesame%20farmer </ins>sesame farmer<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

HermelindaDeGill https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=93245&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T13:19:06Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:19, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://saintnicholasparish.org/mass-times memek] </del>where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://mondediplo.com/spip.php?page=recherche&amp;recherche=arrested </del>arrested<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize had hoped to frame victory at the ballot box as a mandate for political and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.fridasormondbeach.com/catering/ cibai] </ins>economic reforms and military operations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.express.co.uk/search?s=promised%20democratic </ins>promised democratic<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?s=contested </ins>contested<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

MichelineSecombe https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=92717&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T09:23:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 09:23, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://saintnicholasparish.org/mass-times cibai] </del>and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.groundreport.com/?s=</del>persons <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">persons] </del>(IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://saintnicholasparish.org/mass-times memek] </ins>where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://mondediplo.com/spip.php?page=recherche&amp;recherche=</ins>arrested <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arrested] </ins>and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Otto30B728790806 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=92151&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T07:45:06Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 07:45, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Abiy hailed the outcome of what he described as a "historic" election -- the first time he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://openclipart.org/search/?query=faced%20voters </del>faced voters<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.huffpost.com/search?keywords=elections </del>elections<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://saintnicholasparish.org/mass-times kontol] </del>Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://saintnicholasparish.org/mass-times cibai] </ins>and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.groundreport.com/?s=persons </ins>persons<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>(IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Tamela23V92999 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=90107&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T01:43:40Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:43, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize had hoped to frame victory at the ballot box as a mandate for <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.fridasormondbeach.com/catering/ cibai] </del>political and economic reforms and military operations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/search/?q=lethal%20crackdown </del>lethal crackdown<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.groundreport.com/?s=Tigray%20capital </del>Tigray capital<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Abiy hailed the outcome of what he described as a "historic" election -- the first time he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://openclipart.org/search/?query=faced%20voters </ins>faced voters<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.huffpost.com/search?keywords=</ins>elections <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">elections] </ins>were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://saintnicholasparish.org/mass-times kontol] </ins>Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Julius90E1995 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=89889&oldid=prev 2026-02-06T23:05:09Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:05, 6 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://m.hotelinterpacific.com/ lanciao] </del>raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://ajt-ventures.com/?s=electoral%20cycles </del>electoral cycles<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</del>.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://discover.hubpages.com/search?query=</del>parliament <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">parliament] </del>could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize had hoped to frame victory at the ballot box as a mandate for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://www.fridasormondbeach.com/catering/ cibai] </ins>political and economic reforms and military operations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/search/?q=lethal%20crackdown </ins>lethal crackdown<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.groundreport.com/?s=Tigray%20capital </ins>Tigray capital<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

LiamLindt177647 https://wiki.kabkimd.nl/index.php?title=Abiy_Hails_historic_Ethiopia_Election_After_Landslide_Win&diff=87792&oldid=prev 2026-02-06T18:45:07Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:45, 6 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://ajt-ventures.com/?s=historically%20inclusive </del>historically inclusive<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past electoral cycles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [http://ftp.sibly.co.uk/ memek] </del>journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in parliament could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;br&gt;The June 21 election was the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ethiopia's ruling party 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the poll was held in the midst of the gruelling conflict in Tigray that has battered Abiy´s global reputation and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> [https://m.hotelinterpacific.com/ lanciao] </ins>raised fears of widespread famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His Prosperity Party won 410 seats in the federal parliament out of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which said there would be a rerun in 10 constituencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The figures showed opposition parties and independent candidates won a small number of seats.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a statement on Twitter, Abiy described it as a historically inclusive election, adding: "Our party is also happy that it has been chosen by the will of the people to administer the country."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No caption&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was meant to affirm a promised democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous nation, with Abiy vowing a clean break with repression that tarnished past <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://ajt-ventures.com/?s=electoral%20cycles </ins>electoral cycles<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A more open contest in 2005 saw big opposition gains but led to a lethal crackdown on protests over contested results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Twice delayed -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This time, the polls were delayed twice -- once for the coronavirus pandemic, and again to allow officials longer to prepare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nevertheless, voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies because of ethnic violence or logistical problems. A second batch of polling is due to take place on September 6 in many of those left out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But there is no election date set for Tigray, where fighting marked by myriad atrocities raged for eight months before federal troops withdrew at the end of June in the face of rebel advances and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation remains precarious in Tigray, with analysts warning of potential further fighting and some world leaders denouncing a "siege" blocking desperately-needed aid for a region where hundreds of thousands face famine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In some areas where voting did take place, opposition parties complained of a tilted playing field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) has been set up in the Tigray capital Mekele&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Abiy's native Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, two of the most prominent opposition parties -- the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front -- pulled out entirely, saying their candidates had been arrested and offices vandalised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The most competitive regions were Amhara, the country's second-largest, and the capital Addis Ababa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tsadik Domoz, 34, an ethnic Amhara sesame farmer in Humera in western Tigray which fell under Amhara control during the war, said he was delighted with the result.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"We can't get anyone better than the PM at this time," he told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"He is the one who saved Ethiopia from the internal and external forces that tried to destabilise it," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front and countries pressuring Ethiopia over its mega-dam project on the Nile.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Election day saw "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations observed by the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it also noted some constituencies experienced "improper arrests", voter intimidation and "harassment" of observers and journalists; and said it had observed several killings in the days leading up the vote in Oromia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- 'Need to be heard' -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The opposition National Movement for Amhara filed a complaint to the electoral board over "serious problems" during the vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"A lot of our observers were beaten and chased down by militias of the ruling party," senior party member Dessalegn Chanie told AFP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Addisu Lashitew of the Brookings Institution in Washington said even low opposition representation in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://discover.hubpages.com/search?query=parliament </ins>parliament<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>could fend off future instability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"People, especially the youth, they need to be heard, so they should have a voice in the political process," Addisu said. "Even if it may not be always successful in influencing political decisions, the fact that they are heard itself is important."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating opposition voices into formal political processes means they are less likely to become "radicalised" or spur a large-scale protest movement, he added.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies, wrote this week that there remained "deep political cleavages".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Prosperity Party "should focus on stabilising the country, stopping intercommunal conflicts, managing inflation, engaging the opposition and initiating an all-inclusive national dialogue," Tegbaru wrote. "This could earn it popular legitimacy."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

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