List of political parties in Eritrea
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This article lists political parties
in Eritrea
. There are no legal Eritrean political parties, as Eritrea is ruled by a single political movement, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice
. The parties listed below are considered illegal:
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Eritrea
Politics of Eritrea
Politics of Eritrea takes place in a framework of a single-party presidential republic, whereby the Eritrean President of State is both head of state and head of government and a single-party state, led by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice...
. There are no legal Eritrean political parties, as Eritrea is ruled by a single political movement, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice
People's Front for Democracy and Justice
The People's Front for Democracy and Justice is the current ruling political movement in Eritrea. It is nominally and often considered African socialist and holds itself open to nationalists of any political affiliation. It is the successor to the Eritrean People's Liberation Front...
. The parties listed below are considered illegal:
- Eritrean People`s Party (EPP) led by Weldeyesus Ammar
- Eritrean Liberation FrontEritrean Liberation FrontThe Eritrean Liberation Front was the main independence movement in Eritrea which sought Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia during the 1960s and 1970s. In the very late 1950s unorganized political movement seeking independence was secretly active as small cells...
led by Hussein Khalifa - Eritrean National Alliance led by Tewelde Ghebreselassie
- Eritrean Popular Movement led by Adhanom Ghbermariam
- Eritrean Democratic party led by Mesfin HagosMesfin HagosMesfin Hagos was a founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in 1977. Before founding that organization he had joined the Eritrean Liberation Front in 1966 as an ordinary member. He eventually would become Deputy Commander of ELF Zone 5.Mesfin Hagos left the ELF in 1970 with...
- Eritrean Liberation Front-National Council led by Abdell Mahmmud