A man herds his animals near a billboard of Blue Party candidate Amlaku Fiseha Ishete on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, May 23, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to hand a landslide win to the ruling party, which boasts about delivering strong economic growth while opponents say it has trampled on political freedoms.
In power for almost a quarter of a century, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has overseen the transformation of a nation that was on its knees after communist purges and famine to one that now attracts foreign investors.
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