Ethiopia heads to the polls for an election expected to be dominated again by Abiy’s ruling party

Bogdan Hofbauer

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia heads to the polls on Monday in an election that the ruling party is predicted to win by a landslide due to a fragmented and weak opposition. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ’s Prosperity Party currently holds more than 500 seats in the House of Representatives and is expected to win a majority in this election, securing him another five-year term. Some 50 million people, out of a population of 130 million Ethiopians, are expected to vote for members of the House