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Ethiopia’s Ruling Prosperity Party gets a landslide win in an election that opposition parties called “sham election”
By Borkena Staff
Toronto – Ethiopia’s National Electoral Board (NEBE) on Sunday declared Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party the winner of the country’s 7th general election. The announcement comes amid persistent security challenges, economic hardship, and criticism from opposition groups that have questioned the credibility and inclusiveness of the electoral process.
According to the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, the ruling Prosperity Party secured 438 of the 547 seats in the Ethiopian Parliament, representing about 90 percent of the seats.
A formal event was held in Addis Ababa to announce the results.
The outcome was widely anticipated. The ruling party contested the election without competitors in more than 70 constituencies.
Major opposition parties, including the Coalition of Ethiopian Unity and the Oromo Federalist Congress, criticized the electoral process, arguing that it was neither free nor fair.
Opposition parties and observers also raised concerns about alleged irregularities in some rural areas, where more than 80 percent of Ethiopia’s population resides. Allegations included pre-filled ballot boxes, voter intimidation, and the arrest of opposition members and supporters during the election period.
The Electoral Board reported that more than 54 million eligible voters were registered for the election. However, the figure has prompted questions from critics in light of ongoing conflicts in the Amhara and Oromia regions, the country’s two largest regional states. Voting did not take place in hundreds of constituencies. The Board later acknowledged that elections were disrupted in more than 100 locations in the Amhara region.
No election was held in the Tigray region, where renewed tensions between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal government have fueled concerns about the possibility of renewed conflict.
Following the election, the European Union issued a statement expressing hope that voting would eventually be conducted in constituencies where elections did not take place.
The Electoral Board also reported that 96.2 percent of the more than 54 million registered voters cast ballots.
The Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice Party (EZEMA) won 13 seats in the federal parliament. Critics of the party have argued that EZEMA has become increasingly aligned with the ruling Prosperity Party, a characterization the party has rejected.
The National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) secured six parliamentary seats. The party has faced criticism from some opposition figures who argue that it has become pro-government subscribing to “prosperity narrative”, although NaMA denies it. It has lost a massive support base in the Amhara region.
Several independent candidates also won seats in parliament.
Opposition figures, including Merera Gudina from Oromo Federalist Congress, argue that the election will not resolve the crises facing the country. They contend the inclusivity and independence of institutions like the Electoral Board. They have been also calling for an inclusive broader political solutions.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly maintained that his administration is working to build a more prosperous Ethiopia. However, many Ethiopians continue to face rising living costs and economic hardship.
At the same time, security challenges remain a major concern across parts of the country. Armed conflicts and instability have affected mobility between Addis Ababa and several regions, particularly through Oromia, while also disrupting economic activity, transportation, and trade in affected areas.
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I am somewhat, I said somewhat, encouraged to hear that parties and independents have secured 40 seats in the election. I urge them to take their seats when the parliament opens in September including taking any cabinet position if offered. You will be counted on to be the voice of the destitute .and the pushed-over. That would be billed as a noble act.
Meanwhile, I say this to those moles in the regime’s security outfit tend to be jail trigger happy: Don’t even think about it. Don’t even dreaming about putting your hands on any elected member of the opposition just because they have said something you don’t like. I also ask the elected members of the opposition not to say or do anything encouraging violence. Also expect to be contacted by those who have been aimlessly wandering in the wilderness of both Oromia and Amhara r4gions just to soup up their publicity.
The elections were farce because it was not competitive and free. As promised and expected Abiy Ahmed has thrown som seats (crumbles) to his own loyalists like Ezema and Amhara national movement. The current leaders of the Amhara national movement are branded as traitors and collaborators will face the death penality after the fall of Abiy Ahmed. The regional power Tigray will start a targetted military operation in Ethiopia if Abiy Ahmed continues to provoke it.