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Ethiopia election: EPRDF wins every seat in parliament | Ethiopia election: EPRDF wins every seat in parliament |
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Ethiopia's ruling party, the EPRDF, and its allies have won every single parliamentary seat in May's elections, according to official results. | Ethiopia's ruling party, the EPRDF, and its allies have won every single parliamentary seat in May's elections, according to official results. |
This includes the one seat held by an opposition politician following the 2010 poll. | This includes the one seat held by an opposition politician following the 2010 poll. |
Election commission chairman Merga Bekana made the announcement saying the elections were credible and free and fair. | Election commission chairman Merga Bekana made the announcement saying the elections were credible and free and fair. |
Opposition parties have said that the process was rigged. | Opposition parties have said that the process was rigged. |
African Union observers described the 24 May vote as "calm, peaceful and credible" and that "it provided an opportunity for the Ethiopian people to express their choices at the polls". | |
Beyane Petros, the leader of Medrek, one of the main opposition coalitions, said last month that there was no election to speak of as it was not conducted in a fair way, according to the Horn Affairs website. | |
Medrek has said that hundreds of its members and supporters have been arrested and beaten in recent months, according to an opposition website. | |
The EPRDF has been in power since the overthrow of the military government in 1991. | The EPRDF has been in power since the overthrow of the military government in 1991. |
In 2005 official results said the opposition won more than 150 seats, but the opposition claimed the figure was much higher. | |
More than 190 people were killed as protesters clashed with police in the wake of the announcement of those results, an independent report found. | |
The government says the number was much lower. | |
In the two elections since then the EPRDF has dominated the parliament. |
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