Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed wins the election with a huge majority
The board said Mr Abiy's Prosperity Party won 410 out of 436 seats, giving him another five-year term in office. However, a fifth of the country failed to carry out voting overall due to insecurity and logistical problems.
Another round of elections has been penned for 6 September in the affected areas, but a date has not been confirmed for Tigray. The election had already been delayed due to the pandemic. Mr Abiy, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, described the vote as a "historically inclusive election" on Twitter.
A new government is expected to be formed in October. However, there are concerns about the election's integrity. Opposition parties had complained that a government crackdown against their officials had disrupted their plans to prepare for the election.
The state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said there were "no serious or widespread human rights violations" in stations it observed.
On Saturday, the UN World Food Programme began moving aid into Tigray for the first time in two weeks. Different sides in the conflict have been accusing each other of blocking much-needed shipments.
The election was Mr Abiy's first electoral test since coming to power in 2018. He has clamped down on corruption, released political prisoners, appointed more women to the cabinet and made peace with neighbouring Eritrea, following a 1998-2000 border war that left tens of thousands of people dead.
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