List of political parties in Eritrea

Eritrea is a single-party state. This means that only one political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሕን
الجبهة الشعبية للديمقراطية والعدالة), is legally allowed to exist in the country. Elections only occur to elect representatives for the country's regional assemblies and other posts within the country's districts. There are no national elections in Eritrea.

Other parties

Only the People's Front for Democracy and Justice is legally allowed to operate in Eritrea, though other parties exist outside Eritrea or illegally operate inside Eritrea.

Current parties

Party/Group		Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	National Assembly	Political position	Status
	People's Front for Democracy and Justice ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሕን Hizibawī Ginibari Nidemokirasini Fitiḥini الجبهة الشعبية للديمقراطية والعدالة	PFDJ ህግንፍ	Isaias Afewerki	Eritrean nationalism Secularism Left-wing nationalism Socialism	75 / 150	Big tent	Sole legal party
	Eritrean Islamic Jihad حركة الجهاد الإسلامي الإريتري Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Eritrea	EIJ	Shaikh Khalil Mohammed Amer	Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Salafi jihadism	0 / 150	Far-right	Illegal terrorist organisation
	Eritrean People's Democratic Front ደሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር ሓድነት ኤርትራ Demokirasīyawī Ginibari Ḥadineti Ēritira الجبهة الديموقراطية الشعبية الإرترية	EPDF	Tewelde Ghebreselassie	Social democracy	0 / 150	Centre-left	Illegal opposition group
	Eritrean National Salvation Front جبهة الإنقاذ الوطني الإريترية	ENSF	Tuamzghi Teame	Social democracy Secularism	0 / 150	Centre-left	Illegal opposition group
	Eritrean Liberation Front ተጋደሎ ሓርነት ኤርትራ Tegadelo Ḥarineti Ēritira جبهة التحرير الإريترية	ELF	Hussein Kelifah	Eritrean nationalism Social conservatism	0 / 150	Centre-right	Illegal opposition group. Was the main independence movement pre-EPLF

Former parties

Former parties

Name	Native name	Ideology	Notes
Eritrean Democratic Working People's Party	hizb alshaeb aleamil aldiymuqratiu al'iirytriu	Marxism	Constituted the core of the ELF
Eritrean People's Revolutionary Party	alhizb althawriu alshaebiu al'iirytriu	Marxism	Related to the EPLF
Eritrean People's Liberation Front	aljabhat alshaebiat litahrir 'iiritria	Eritrean nationalism Left-wing nationalism Secularism Socialism Self-determination Marxism-Leninism	Predecessor to the current ruling party
Independent Moslem League	alrrabitat al'iislamiat almustaqila	Eritrean-Ethiopian unionism Muslim interests	Muslim minority party
Eritrea for Eritreans Party	Ertra n'ertrawian	Liberalism Secularism	Anti-unionist pre-independence party
Moslem League of the Western Province	alrrabitat al'iislamiat lilmintaqat algharbia	Eritrean-Ethiopian unionism Muslim interests	Muslim minority party
New Eritrea Party	Mahber Hadas Ertra	Eritrean nationalism Pro-Italian trusteeship	Italian-aligned pro-independence party

See also

• Politics of Eritrea
• List of political parties by country