Provisional results say the EPRDF retains a majority in parliament
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Ethiopia's main opposition coalition has reacted angrily to the dropping of more than half of the investigations into alleged election fraud.
The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) says that most of its complaints have been dropped, while those of the ruling party have been retained.
Final results from May's poll have not been released while the allegations are being investigated.
Anti-government protests were violently put down, leaving at least 30 dead.
The elections were seen as the most keenly contested in Ethiopia's history, with a huge turn-out.
But tension has risen with the allegations of fraud and the results still not known five weeks after votes were cast.
Appeals
On Tuesday, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it would only continue investigations in 135 of the 299 where complaints had been registered.
CUD lawyers Kumlachew Chekol told the BBC that he was worried that the investigation was not being carried out in a fair manner.
The CUD are asking European Union election observers to monitor the appeals process.
After the shooting of protesters, the CUD and the ruling Ethiopia People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) agreed to abide by the electoral process.
Any appeals against the number of constituencies being investigated must be lodged by Thursday morning.
Provisional results show the EPRDF has retained its majority in the 547-strong parliament.
But the opposition has made huge gains from the 14 seats in held in the previous parliament and swept the board in the capital, Addis Ababa.
Meanwhile, the Defence Ministry has warned newspapers not to publish "rumours that tarnished the good image of the army".
On Tuesday, it was reported that eight army pilots training in the former Soviet republic of Belarus had asked for asylum.
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