Polls open in Ethiopia's parliamentary elections as PM Abiy vies for new term
1 Jun 2026, 06:22 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com
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Voting got underway in Ethiopia on Monday morning in the country’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party is on course for a landslide victory, despite criticism of growing authoritarianism and a crackdown on dissent.