France, June 1 -- More than 50 million of Ethiopia's 135 million people are registered for the elections, in which voters will choose the 547 members of the House of People's Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, 49, is confident of victory. He was appointed in 2018 following mass protests against the long-ruling EPRDF coalition, and on taking office moved to liberalise Ethiopia's tightly controlled economy and freed journalists, activists and other political prisoners. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending hostilities with neighbouring Eritrea. His Prosperity Party won 410 out of 484 seats in parliament in the 2021 elections.

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