Ethiopians are voting in national elections expected to give the ruling EPRDF party another five-year hold on power.
Ethiopia Holds National Elections
![A woman casts her vote in Ethiopia's general election in Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/58E40ADB-044F-48C1-B285-C691F21F13EA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman casts her vote in Ethiopia's general election in Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.
![A woman looks at the election paper before voting in Ethiopia's general election in Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/29F38065-0927-4B3B-8D0A-57D407C5C678_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman looks at the election paper before voting in Ethiopia's general election in Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.
![People waiting in a line cast their votes at a polling station, Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9A0149F8-23CF-4EA0-B385-F84A85802AC4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People waiting in a line cast their votes at a polling station, Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.
![A man casts his vote in Ethiopia's general election in Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3F6671BF-BECA-48A7-965E-6631F386EEE6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man casts his vote in Ethiopia's general election in Addis Ababa, May 24, 2015.