Abiy Ahmed Secures Parliamentary Majority in Ethiopia

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party has secured a decisive parliamentary majority, cementing his political grip on Ethiopia. Sunday’s official results from the national election board confirm the party’s dominance, a result widely anticipated by observers given the fragmented state of the country’s opposition parties.

Editorial·June 21, 2026·reads: 472

Abiy Ahmed Secures Parliamentary Majority in Ethiopia

The outcome mirrors the landslide victory of 2021, when the Prosperity Party claimed over 90% of available seats. Abiy, who rose to power in 2018 following widespread civil unrest against the long-standing EPRDF coalition, established the current party in 2019 to consolidate his platform. Despite the lack of significant electoral competition, the vote serves as a formal mandate for his administration’s ongoing agenda.