Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopia's ruling party won a landslide in a landmark parliamentary poll, results showed on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), ensuring a new five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed despite a brutal war in the northern region of Tigray.

Abiy hailed the outcome of what he described as a "historic" election - the first time he faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.

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