2000 Ethiopian General Election
14 May–31 August 2000 · EPRDF hegemony · 547 seats, 274 for a majority
Oromo People's Democratic Organization finished first with 183 of 547 seats.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000). Conflicts →
The European Union, Human Rights Watch and the US State Department all found elections in this era, especially 2005 and 2015, fell short of free and fair, citing fraud, mass arrests and a media crackdown.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Oromo People's Democratic Organization
183 of 547 seats
Turnout
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The result
Oromo People's Democratic Organization
183
seats
Amhara National Democratic Movement
146
seats
Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
112
seats
Tigray People's Liberation Front
40
seats
Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party
19
seats
Afar National Democratic Party
8
seats
Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front
6
seats
Council of Alternative Forces for Peace and Democracy in Ethiopia
4
seats
Gambela Peoples Democratic Front
3
seats
Hadiya National Democratic Organization
3
seats
Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition
2
seats
Ethiopian Democratic Party
2
seats