Ethiopia's ruling party has won the country's election by a landslide, ensuring a new five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed despite a brutal war in the northern region of Tigray.
His Prosperity Party won more than 400 seats out of a total of 436 where elections were held, according to results issued by the National Election Board of Ethiopia .
The ruling coalition that preceded him claimed staggering majorities in 2015 and 2010 polls that observers said fell far short of international standards for fairness. But even with the extra time voting did not go ahead in around one-fifth of the country's 547 constituencies. A second batch of voting is due to take place on 6 September in many of those left out because of ethnic violence or logistical problems.
The World Food Programme said Saturday it was sending 50 trucks of aid into Tigray. It was not clear if it had arrived.
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