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Treaties and Elections

May 30, 2005

The government won 274 seats in the 547-seat parliament in the recent elections, holding on to power despite unpopular policies. Opposition parties gained many seats because of poor economic conditions, and the governments willingness to risk more war with neighboring Eritrea.