ADDIS ABABA — The Prosperity Party secured 438 out of 501 seats in Ethiopia's House of Representatives in the parliamentary election held on June 1. The final election results were released on Sunday, June 21, 2026, and the new parliament is expected to convene in October to reelect Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for another five-year term.

Voter turnout for the election was reported as 94% among more than 50 million registered voters. However, 143 polling stations did not open in the Oromia and Amhara regions, areas where fighting occurred between federal government forces and the Oromo Liberation Army rebels and the Fano armed group, respectively. The Tigray region was excluded from the election and has not had federal representation for six years. Electoral board chairperson Melatwork Hailu stated that the board maintained "institutional neutrality and performed its duties solely in accordance with the law and electoral guidelines, without interference." Observers from the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development were present for the election, though they were mostly confined to Addis Ababa.

Opposition leader Merara Gudina, a professor at Addis Ababa University, declined to participate in the election. He said the vote was a "sham" and that the ruling party's win was not a surprise. Gudina added that the result would "negatively affect the already deteriorating stability of the country." Cameron Hudson, an Africa analyst, noted that "The risks are real and are driven by both sides." The Fano militias in Amhara and the Oromo Liberation Army in Oromia rejected the election results. In May, the Tigray People's Liberation Front restored its pre-war administration.