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Voting begins in Ethiopia with landslide re-election expected for PM

Voting begins in Ethiopia with landslide re-election expected for PM
France 24 Monday 01 June 2026, 13:49 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Voting begins in Ethiopia with landslide re-election expected for PM Issued on: Share Voting began in Ethiopia on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling Prosperity Party an easy victory, despite significant unrest in much of the country.
Ethiopia (LOCATION) YouTube (ORG) Abiy Ahmed (PERSON) Prosperity Party (ORG)
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