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Abiy Ahmed wins landslide victory in Ethiopian election

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, shakes hands with European Council President Donald Tusk at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party was declared the winner of last month’s national election in a landslide, assuring a second five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The National Election Board of Ethiopia said the ruling party won 410 seats out of 436 contested in the federal parliament. Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018 after the former prime minister resigned.

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Ethiopia Capital: Addis Ababa;
Ethiopia Currency: Ethiopian birr.

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