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Who will be the next Prime Minister of Ethiopia?

Politics · tracked since July 7, 2026 · last updated 11:43 AM ET

97%

Today’s odds

As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds make Abiy Ahmed the most likely outcome at 97%.

▼ 1 since the previous update. ▼ 1 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

Abiy AhmedGedion TimothewosBerhanu NegaBelete MollaAdanech Abiebie
0%25%50%75%100%Jul 7Jul 22Aug 6Aug 22Sep 6Abiy Ahmed — Jul 31: 96%Abiy Ahmed — Sep 6: 97%97%Gedion Timothewos — Jul 7: 0.1%Gedion Timothewos — Sep 6: 0.8%Berhanu Nega — Jul 7: 0.5%Berhanu Nega — Sep 6: 0.7%Belete Molla — Jul 16: 0.2%Belete Molla — Sep 6: 0.4%Adanech Abiebie — Jul 7: 0.2%Adanech Abiebie — Sep 6: 0.4%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 5TodayMove
Abiy Ahmed98%97%▼ 1
Gedion Timothewos0.8%0.8%
Berhanu Nega0.7%0.7%
Belete Molla0.4%0.4%
Adanech Abiebie0.4%0.4%
Shimelis Abdisa0.2%0.2%
Demeke Mekonnen0.2%0.2%
Full history table
DateAbiy AhmedGedion TimothewosBerhanu NegaBelete MollaAdanech AbiebieShimelis AbdisaDemeke Mekonnen
2026-09-0697%0.8%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-09-0598%0.8%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-09-040.8%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-09-030.8%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-09-020.9%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-09-010.9%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-08-310.9%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%
2026-08-300.9%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-290.9%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2898%0.9%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2797%1.0%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2697%0.9%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2598%0.8%0.6%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2498%0.6%0.6%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2398%0.8%0.6%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2297%1.0%0.6%0.4%0.7%0.3%0.3%
2026-08-2197%0.7%0.6%0.4%0.7%0.4%0.3%
2026-08-2097%1.4%0.7%0.4%0.7%0.4%0.3%
2026-08-1997%1.4%0.7%0.4%0.7%0.4%0.3%
2026-08-1896%2%0.7%0.4%0.7%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1796%2%0.7%0.1%0.7%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1696%2%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1596%2%0.7%0.4%0.7%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1496%2%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1396%2%0.7%0.4%0.7%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1295%2%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-1196%2%0.7%0.4%0.5%0.4%0.5%
2026-08-1094%2%0.8%0.6%0.4%0.4%0.5%
2026-08-0994%2%0.8%0.6%0.3%0.4%0.4%
2026-08-0894%2%0.9%0.6%0.3%0.5%0.4%
2026-08-0796%2%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.5%0.5%
2026-08-0695%2%0.4%0.6%1.1%0.6%0.4%
2026-08-0596%2%0.3%0.6%1.1%0.5%0.4%
2026-08-0496%2%0.2%0.5%0.2%0.7%0.5%
2026-08-0396%2%0.2%0.5%0.2%0.8%0.5%
2026-08-0296%2%0.3%0.5%0.2%0.8%0.3%
2026-08-012%0.4%0.5%0.2%0.8%0.3%
2026-07-3196%2%0.4%0.6%0.2%0.9%0.3%
2026-07-302%0.6%0.7%0.3%0.9%0.5%
2026-07-292%0.3%0.7%0.4%1.1%0.4%
2026-07-282%0.5%0.7%0.2%1.1%0.4%
2026-07-272%0.4%0.7%0.2%0.7%0.4%
2026-07-262%0.5%0.7%0.2%1.1%0.4%
2026-07-252%0.5%0.7%0.2%1.1%0.4%
2026-07-242%0.5%0.7%0.2%1.1%0.4%
2026-07-232%0.2%0.5%0.1%0.2%0.3%
2026-07-222%0.2%0.8%0.2%0.2%0.2%
2026-07-211.0%0.2%0.4%0.7%0.2%0.5%
2026-07-202%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.4%
2026-07-191.5%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.2%
2026-07-181.1%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.2%
2026-07-170.9%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.2%
2026-07-160.2%0.4%0.2%0.2%0.3%
2026-07-150.5%0.4%0.2%0.4%
2026-07-140.6%0.4%0.2%0.4%
2026-07-130.5%0.4%0.2%0.4%
2026-07-121.0%0.4%0.2%0.4%
2026-07-110.9%0.5%0.2%0.4%
2026-07-100.2%0.6%0.2%0.2%
2026-07-090.1%0.5%0.2%0.2%
2026-07-080.1%0.5%0.2%0.2%
2026-07-070.1%0.5%0.2%0.2%

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Common questions

Who will be the next Prime Minister of Ethiopia — what are the odds?
As of September 6, 2026, Abiy Ahmed leads at 97%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Who will be the next Prime Minister of Ethiopia — how much have the odds move?
Barely. Across 30 tracked days the odds held near 96%, ending at 97% on September 6, 2026 — a question the market has not changed its mind about.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Who will be the next Prime Minister of Ethiopia” for 30 days, since July 7, 2026. As of September 6, 2026, Abiy Ahmed leads the field at 97%. The chance for Abiy Ahmed has held near 96%, ranging between 94% and 98% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. This page updates every morning with the full daily history, free to download as JSON or CSV.

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