Ethiopia's Volatile Politics - the June 2026 Parliamentary Elections, the National Dialogue, and Violent Conflict

[African Arguments] In a surprise to absolutely no one, Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party (PP) led by PM Abiy Ahmed won the 1 June 2026 parliamentary elections in a landslide. The outcome has evoked few commentaries in the global media or even in Ethiopia itself. There was a c. 90% win of parliamentary seats for the PP. This is, like in previous elections (2021, or 2015), a kind of Communist country result. It indeed was a well-organised operation, a classic case of what in Ethiopia since the Derg-regime (1974-1991) is