Abiy Ahmed re-elected as Prime Minister of Ethiopia
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Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia
October 2026
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Abiy Ahmed has been re-elected as Prime Minister for a five-year term. His Prosperity Party won 438 out of 547 seats in the June general election. The government is currently facing armed conflict with the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival. Ethiopia has closed its embassy in Eritrea, accusing it of supporting armed groups.
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