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Elections in Ethiopia gives information on Election and election results in Ethiopia . At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a (''Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet'') with 527 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat Constituencies ; and the Council Of The Federation (''Yefedereshn Mekir Bet'') with 117 members, one each from the 22 minority Nationalities , and one from each professional sector of its remaining nationalities, designated by the regional councils, which may elect them themselves or through popular elections. Ethiopia is a One Party Dominant State in that a coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), dominates politics. Opposition Parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Elections were first held in Ethiopia in June 1994 to elect the membership of local governments; under the Constitution of 1995 , general elections have been held in 1995 , 2000 , and most recently in 2005 . 2005 ELECTIONS ''Main article: Ethiopian General Elections, 2005 '' Parliament ary elections took place on May 15 , 2005 , with a reported 90% turnout. Human Rights Watch has accused the Ethiopian government of stifling political dissent and criticism in Oromia , Ethiopia's most populous region. The government has denied these allegations, and cited the occurrence of an opposition rally attended by 250,000 people on May 8 as an example of political freedom in the country. Provisional results were scheduled to be announced on May 21 , and official results June 8 ; however, due to hundreds of claims of election irregularities from all political parties involved, the provisional results were delayed until June 8 to allow the complaints to be fully investigated. On were held on August 21. On September 5 , the NEBE released its final results, in which the EPRDF retained its control of the government with 327 seats, or 59 percent of the vote. Opposition parties won 174 seats, or 32 percent of the vote. The CUD alone won 20 percent of the vote. {Link without Title} SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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