Ethiopia’s ruling party vows to accelerate dev’t, democratic governance

ADDIS ABABA, June 22– Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) has vowed to advance democratic governance and holistic national development after securing a landslide victory in the country’s seventh general election. On Sunday, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) declared the PP the winner of the June 1 general election.

The party secured 438 of the 486 contested seats in the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), the lower chamber of the country’s parliament. “Today marks an important chapter in which Ethiopians have demonstrated democracy in action, written their history in bright light, and shown the world that Africa can chart its own course,” the party said in a statement issued on Sunday.