All Ethiopia elections

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

Prime Minister (continued)

Largest force

Oromo People's Democratic Organization

183 of 547 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the House of Peoples' Representatives
Oromo People's Democratic Organization183
Amhara National Democratic Movement146
Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement112
Tigray People's Liberation Front40
Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party19
Afar National Democratic Party8
Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front6
Council of Alternative Forces for Peace and Democracy in Ethiopia4
Gambela Peoples Democratic Front3
Hadiya National Democratic Organization3
Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition2
Ethiopian Democratic Party2
Other parties6
Independents13