2010 Ethiopian General Election
23 May 2010 · EPRDF hegemony · 547 seats, 274 for a majority
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front finished first with 499 of 547 seats. Turnout 93.4%.
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
Meles Zenawi
EPRDF
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
499 of 547 seats
Turnout
93.4%
The result
| Share of the House of Peoples' Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | — | 499 | +172 | — | — | — | |
| Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party | — | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Party | — | 9 | +1 | — | — | — | |
| Afar National Democratic Party | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Gambela People's Democratic Movement | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Argoba People's Democratic Organization | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Hareri National League | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Medrek | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Coalition for Unity and Democracy | — | 0 | -109 | — | — | — | |
| Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement | — | 0 | -11 | — | — | — | |
| United Ethiopian Democratic Forces | — | 0 | -53 | — | — | — | |
| Independents | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |