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Ethiopia's ruling party wins election landslide: official

By AFP
Ethiopia National Ethiopian Electoral Board employees tally votes from various regions at the National Ethiopian Electoral Board in Addis Ababa on May 27, 2015.  By Zacharias Abubeker AFP
MAY 27, 2015 LISTEN
National Ethiopian Electoral Board employees tally votes from various regions at the National Ethiopian Electoral Board in Addis Ababa on May 27, 2015. By Zacharias Abubeker (AFP)

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's ruling party and its allies have won an overwhelming majority in parliament in weekend elections, the country's electoral board announced Wednesday.

According to preliminary results, the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn secured all 442 parliamentary seats so far declared out of a possible 547 seats up for grabs, said Merga Bekena, president of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia.

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