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
| Share of the House of Peoples' Representatives | |||||||
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| Oromo People's Democratic Organization | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | |
| Amhara National Democratic Movement | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | |
| Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tigray People's Liberation Front | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| Afar National Democratic Party | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| Council of Alternative Forces for Peace and Democracy in Ethiopia | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gambela Peoples Democratic Front | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Hadiya National Democratic Organization | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ethiopian Democratic Party | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other parties | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| Independents | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |