2024 Ethiopian presidential election
| Party or candidate | Source |
|---|---|
| Taye Atske Selassie Elected | ena.et News report Addis Ababa October 7/2024 (ENA) - Ambassador Taye Atske Selassie ... has been appointed as president |
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Addis Ababa
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Upcoming elections
No upcoming national election is on record for Ethiopia.
How Ethiopia is governed
- System of government
- Federal parliamentary republic
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
- Head of state
- President
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
- Head of government
- Prime Minister
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
- Voting age
- 18
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
- Compulsory voting
- No
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
- Electoral authority
- National Election Board of Ethiopia
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
Legislature
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
- House of Peoples' Representatives 547 seats 路 5-year term 路 Direct election by plurality in single-member electoral districts, with special representation for minority Nationalities and Peoples.
- House of the Federation Members are selected by State Councils, which may either elect them directly or arrange direct elections.
The President is a ceremonial head of state elected indirectly by a joint session of the two federal houses for a six-year term, with a two-term limit. Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, drawn from and responsible to the House of Peoples' Representatives; the National Election Board of Ethiopia administers federal and regional elections and referendums.
nebe.org.et Official source
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections.
nebe.org.et Official source
If he/she is an Ethiopian national; If he/she is 18 years of age or older on the date of registration;
Elected offices
- President of Ethiopia head of state 路 1 seats 路 6-year term 路 Indirect election: the House of Peoples' Representatives nominates the candidate, and a joint session of the House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of the Federation elects the President by a two-thirds majority.
Past elections
Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.
Parliamentary election
2026 Ethiopian parliamentary election
HeldWikidata Q107342280: 2026 Ethiopian parliamentary election Wikidata
2026 Ethiopian parliamentary election - point in time 2026-06-30
Presidential election
2024 Ethiopian presidential election
Indirect election: chosen by Joint session of the House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of the Federation, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final resultsWikidata Q130493035: 2024 Ethiopian presidential election Wikidata
2024 Ethiopian presidential election - point in time 2024-10-07
Parliamentary election
2021 Ethiopian parliamentary election
HeldWikidata Q84030880: 2021 Ethiopian parliamentary election Wikidata
2021 Ethiopian parliamentary election - point in time 2021-06-21
Presidential election
2018 Ethiopian presidential election
HeldWikidata Q57771852: 2018 Ethiopian presidential election Wikidata
2018 Ethiopian presidential election - point in time 2018-10-25
Parliamentary election
2015 Ethiopian general election
HeldWikidata Q19428828: 2015 Ethiopian general election Wikidata
2015 Ethiopian general election - point in time 2015-05-24
Results
The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.
Ethiopia in numbers
From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.
Sources
Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).
- nebe.org.etOfficial source
- nebe.org.etOfficial source
- nebe.org.etOfficial source
- Wikidata Q19428828: 2015 Ethiopian general electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q57771852: 2018 Ethiopian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q84030880: 2021 Ethiopian parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q130493035: 2024 Ethiopian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q107342280: 2026 Ethiopian parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- ena.etNews report
- refworld.orgNews report
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