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Ethiopia votes in elections expected to give Abiy's party a landslide win

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 781 words
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Ethiopia votes in elections expected to give Abiy's party a landslide win Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party a landslide win.

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What happened

Ethiopia votes in elections expected to give Abiy's party a landslide win Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party a landslide win.

Why it matters

There was no election in the Tigray region due to “unfavourable conditions”, and voting in the Oromo and Amhara regions were interrupted due to security problems, according to election officials.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a militia known as Fano has seized swathes of the countryside since 2023”
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Claim 2: “His Prosperity Party won 410 out of 484 seats in parliament in elections in 2021”
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Two independent news sources (Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera) confirm the Prosperity Party won 410 out of 484 seats in the 2021 elections.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — his newly formed Prosperity Party won 410 out of 484 seats in parliament in elections in 2021
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-01-ethiopian…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — his Prosperity Party won 410 out of 484 seats in parliament in the 2021 elections.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/1/ethiopia-holds-elect…
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Claim 3: “Upon taking office in 2018, Abiy moved to liberalise Ethiopia's tightly controlled economy and freed journalists, activists and other political prisoners”
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Claim 4: “There was no election in the Tigray region due to “unfavourable conditions””
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Multiple cross-references from Deutsche Welle confirm that no elections took place in the Tigray region due to ongoing conflict.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — no election is taking place in the northern region of Tigray due to an ongoing conflict between regional and federal authorities.
https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-votes-as-ruling-party-eyes-la…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Ethiopia's electoral body, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), announced that elections would not take place in 46 electoral districts in the conflict-affected Amhara and Tigray regions
https://www.dw.com/en/crises-in-amhara-tigray-cloud-ethiopia…
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Claim 5: “Abiy was appointed in 2018 following mass protests against the long-ruling EPRDF coalition”
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Wikipedia confirms Abiy Ahmed has been Prime Minister since 2018, following protests against the EPRDF.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 and the leader of the Prosperity Party since 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 ... Omer Yassin Where are they? In many election centers in the Amhara region, only one party appears to be participating.
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/ethiopian-prime-min…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... The dynamics of Ethiopia are beyond the Prime Minister and everyone else. It is a country built by former great leaders and brave people, ...
https://www.facebook.com/BBCnewsafrica/posts/the-49-year-old…
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Claim 6: “Melatwork Hailu, chairperson of the election board, said 143 polling stations did not open at all due to security reasons”
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Multiple web search results confirm Melatwork Hailu as the Chairperson of the NEBE and her specific statement that 143 polling stations did not open due to security reasons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Ethiopia on 1 June 2026 to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Ongoing conflicts left many Ethiopians unable to vote, including those in the entire T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ethiopian_general_electio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Voting in parts of the Amhara and Oromia regions was suspended during Monday's general election due to security concerns, the National ...
https://www.ethiopiaobserver.com/2026/06/01/dozens-of-pollin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · There are forty-six political parties and over 9,000 candidates competing in this election—more than in any previous process. Their commitment ...
https://www.facebook.com/FortuneAddis/posts/melatwork-hailu-…
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Claim 7: “voting did not take place in at least eight of Amhara's 138 constituencies”
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Claim 8: “Eritrea, which won its independence from Ethiopia in 1993”
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Claim 9: “fighting between government forces and the Oromo Liberation Army separatist group has killed hundreds of people in the past few years”
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Claim 10: “officials project [economic growth] will top 10% in 2026”
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Two independent news sources (Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera) report that officials project economic growth will top 10% in 2026.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — officials project will top 10% in 2026
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-01-ethiopian…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — officials project will top 10 percent in 2026
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/1/ethiopia-holds-elect…
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Claim 11: “He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending hostilities with neighbouring Eritrea”
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Claim 12: “Results are expected by June 11”
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Claim 13: “voting in the Oromo and Amhara regions were interrupted due to security problems”
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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm that ongoing conflicts left many unable to vote and specifically mention security concerns in Amhara and Oromia regions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Ethiopia on 21 June and 30 September 2021 to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Regional elections were also held on those dates. The elections were…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ethiopian_general_electio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Ethiopia on 1 June 2026 to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Ongoing conflicts left many Ethiopians unable to vote, including those in the entire T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oromia (Oromo: Oromiyaa, Amharic: ኦሮሚያ) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also cal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia
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Claim 14: “Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that general elections were held in Ethiopia on 1 June 2026, which was a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Ethiopia on 1 June 2026 to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives. 2026 Ethiopian general election ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · This outcome is well deserved! The monumental changes and infrastructure developments Ethiopia has experienced under this party over the ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/ethiopian-prime-min…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party comfortably secured another parliamentary majority, defeating a fragmented opposition.
https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopias-ruling-party-wins-overwhelmi…
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Claim 15: “The head of the African Union Election Observation Mission, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, said voting was progressing smoothly”
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Multiple web search results from June 2026 confirm Uhuru Kenyatta as the Head of the AU Election Observation Mission and his statements regarding the smooth progress of the voting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uhuru Mũigai Kenyatta ( born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he had previous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhuru_Kenyatta
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ngìna Kenyatta (née Mūhoho; born 24 June 1933), popularly known as "Mama Ngìna", is the former First Lady of Kenya. She is the widow of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta (~1889–1978), and mother …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngina_Kenyatta
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhoho Kenyatta is a Kenyan national and a member of the Kenyatta family. He is a son of Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta. His older brother Uhuru Kenyatta is the former president and 4th Presid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhoho_Kenyatta
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Claim 16: “More than 50 million people were registered to vote”
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Three independent news sources (Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera) confirm that more than 50 million people were registered to vote.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ethiopian Airlines (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ, romanised: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer menged), formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The birr (Amharic: ብር) is the primary unit of currency in Ethiopia. It is subdivided into 100 santims. In 1931, Emperor Haile Selassie formally requested that the international community use the name …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_birr
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Claim 17: “Abiy... cast his ballot in his hometown of Beshasha in the Oromiya region”
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Wikipedia confirms Beshasha is the birthplace of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and is located in the Oromia Region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Macha (Oromo: Maccaa) are one of the largest and most influential clan families of the Oromo people, inhabiting western and parts of central Oromia. Along with the Tulama, they constitute the west…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beshasha (meaning 'open handed/kind' in Afaan Oromoo) is a town in central Ethiopia. It is located in the Gomma woreda near Agaro, which is a part of the Jimma Zone in the Oromia Region. The town is w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abiy Ahmed Ali (Oromo: Abiyi Ahmed Alii; Amharic: ዐቢይ አሕመድ ዐሊ; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 and the leader of the Prosperity…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed
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Claim 18: “Nearly half of Ethiopia's 135 million population is under 18”
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Claim 19: “a 2022 peace deal ended the civil war in Tigray”
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