Parliamentary elections were held on May 23 in Ethiopia. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front has won 499 seats with allied parties winning 35 seats. Opposition parties have won just 1 seat. Opposition groups have rejected the results. The United States and the European Union have both criticized the election as falling short of international standards.
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Parliamentary elections were held on May 23 in Ethiopia. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front has won 499 seats with allied parties winning 35 seats. Opposition parties have won just 1 seat. Opposition groups have rejected the results. The United States and the European Union have both criticized the election as falling short of international standards.
