Africa & Middle East · reference
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Federal parliamentary republic under dominant-party rule
SystemFederal parliamentary republic under dominant-party rule
Head of statePresident Taye Atske Selassie (ceremonial)
Head of governmentPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Prosperity Party)
LegislatureHouse of Peoples' Representatives · 547 seats
ElectionsElections are held but the ruling party faces no effective national challenge and conflict zones cannot vote
Last election2026-06-01 · general election, the Prosperity Party won 438 seats while all of Tigray was unable to vote
Next election2031 · general election due
Abiy Ahmed, a Nobel Peace laureate for the 2018 Eritrea rapprochement, went on to fight the devastating 2020-22 Tigray war and continuing insurgencies in Amhara and Oromia. Africa's second most populous state completed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a source of lasting tension with Egypt, and presses for Red Sea port access. The June 2026 election returned the Prosperity Party with an overwhelming majority.
Live encyclopedic leader and election records · verified 2026-07-02
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