# Abiy Ahmed re-elected as Ethiopia’s prime minister for a new five-year term

https://mins.news/en/item/90718

- CGTN, 2026-10-05 14:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-05/Abiy-Ahmed-re-elected-as-Ethiopia-s-PM-for-a-new-five-year-term-1R05XEay9cA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Abiy Ahmed was formally re-elected prime minister on Monday as Ethiopia’s newly elected House of Peoples’ Representatives began its seventh parliamentary term in Addis Ababa. His Prosperity Party won 438 of the 547 seats in the June 1 general election.

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