Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the country's delayed elections with an overwhelming majority, the election board said on Saturday. The board said Abiy's Prosperity Party won 410 out of 436 seats, giving him another five-year term in office. PM Abiy described the vote as a "historically inclusive election" in a statement on Twitter. Opposition parties had complained that a government crackdown against their officials had disrupted their plans to prepare for the election. Berhanu Nega said his party, Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice, had filed more than 200 complaints after observers in a number of regions were blocked by local officials and militiamen.

Source: The Star July 10, 2021 21:22 UTC