A voter casts her ballot assisted by National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) officials at Beshale Katla polling station in Addis Ababa, on June 1, 2026, during the 2026 Ethiopian parliamentary elections. [Photo/Agencies]
Ethiopia has concluded its seventh general election, with officials and analysts describing the vote as a milestone in the country's democratic development.
The National Election Board of Ethiopia announced the certified results on Sunday, confirming that the ruling Prosperity Party won 438 seats in the 547-member House of Peoples' Representatives, retaining a commanding parliamentary majority.
More than 50 million Ethiopians were registered to vote in the June 1 election, though polling did not take place in some constituencies because of security concerns.
Under the constitution, the party or coalition that secures a majority in the lower house forms the government and selects the prime minister.
