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 Decrease154 Decrease21 Increase43
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

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.