Ethiopia Set to Enter New Government Term as Newly Elected Parliament Opens Today

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is set to enter a new five-year government term today as the newly elected House of Peoples’ Representatives convenes for the opening of its new parliamentary term.

The opening session and the constitution of the new federal government are scheduled to take place today in accordance with the constitutional provisions governing the commencement of a new parliamentary term and the formation of the federal executive.

The seventh general election held on 1st June 2026 brought together 42 political parties, 10,438 candidates and more than 54 million voters, marking a major nationwide electoral process through which Ethiopians elected representatives to the House of Peoples’ Representatives.

The Constitution establishes the House of Peoples’ Representatives as the highest organ of the federal government and provides that it is accountable to the people of Ethiopia.

Article 58(2) stipulates that the term of the House commences on the Monday of the final week of the Ethiopian month of Meskerem (September).

Under Article 56 of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the political party or coalition of political parties that commands a majority in the House of Peoples’ Representatives is mandated to organize and lead the executive branch of the federal government.

The ruling Prosperity Party secured 438 seats in the House in the June 1 election, giving it a parliamentary majority and the constitutional mandate to form and lead the federal executive.

Accordingly, today’s opening of the newly elected House and constitution of the federal government mark the formal institutional transition from the seventh general election to a new parliamentary and executive term.

The proceedings are set to formally inaugurate the new five-year cycle of federal governance following the conclusion of the electoral process.