2010 Ethiopian general election

2010 Ethiopian general election

23 May 2010

All 547 seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives
274 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Meles Zenawi
Party TPLF
Alliance EPRDF
Last election 327
Seats won 499
Seat change 172

Prime Minister before election

Meles Zenawi
EPRDF

Prime Minister

Meles Zenawi
EPRDF

General elections were held in Ethiopia on 23 May 2010. There was a total of 4,525 candidates running for the open positionswhich included 546 seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives; 1,349 of whom were members of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), 374 members of parties loosely aligned with the EPRDF, 2,798 members of opposition parties, and 4 independent candidates.