2005 Ethiopian general election

2005 Ethiopian general election

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All 547 seats to the House of Peoples' Representatives 274 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Meles Zenawi Hailu Shawul Beyene Petros Party Tigrayan People's Liberation Front All Ethiopian Unity Party All-Amhara People's Organization Alliance Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Coalition for Unity and Democracy United Ethiopian Democratic Forces Last election 481 103 seats, 48.19% did not stand Seats won 327 82 43 Seat change 154 21 43 Popular vote 12,237,655 3,983,690 2,058,294 Percentage 62.65% 20.39% 10.54%
Prime Minister before election Meles Zenawi EPRDF Prime Minister Meles Zenawi EPRDF

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General elections were held in Ethiopia on 15 May 2005, for seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives and four regional government councils. Under pressure from the international community, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi promised that this election would be proof that more democracy would come in this multi-ethnic nation; international elections observers from the European Union (EU) and the U.S.-based Carter Center were present to observe the results. This election succeeded in attracting about 90% of the registered voters to the polls. A government ban on protests was imposed throughout the election period.