2015 Ethiopian general election
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General elections were held in Ethiopia on 24 May 2015 to elect officials to the House of Peoples' Representatives. Regional Assembly elections were also held on this date.[1]
Quick Facts All 547 seats to the House of Peoples' Representatives, Majority party ...
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The result was a victory for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), which won 500 of the 547 seats. Allies of the EPRDF won the remaining seats.[2] Only 5.1% of the valid votes (less than 1.7 million) went to opposition parties.