Eritrea is a one-party state, with the People's Front for Democracy and Justice being the only party that is legally allowed to exist in the country. Elections occur to elect representatives for the country's regional assemblies and other posts within the country's districts, but 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 NationalAssembly Politicalposition Status People's Front for Democracy and JusticeHizibawī Ginibari Nidemokirasini Fitiḥini PFDJህግንፍ Isaias Afewerki Eritrean nationalismSecularismLeft-wing nationalismSocialism Left-wing to far-left Sole legal party Eritrean Islamic JihadHarakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Eritrea EIJ Shaikh Khalil Mohammed Amer IslamismIslamic fundamentalismSalafi jihadism Far-right Illegal terrorist organisation Eritrean People's Democratic FrontDemokirasīyawī Ginibari Ḥadineti Ēritira EPDF Tewelde Ghebreselassie Social democracy Centre-left Illegal opposition group Eritrean National Salvation Front ENSF Tuamzghi Teame Social democracySecularism Centre-left Illegal opposition group Eritrean Liberation FrontTegadelo Ḥarineti Ēritira ELF Hussein Kelifah Eritrean nationalismSocial conservatism 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 Predecessor to the current ruling party Independent Moslem League alrrabitat al'iislamiat almustaqila Eritrean-Ethiopian unionismMuslim interests Muslim minority party Eritrea for Eritreans Party Ertra n'ertrawian LiberalismSecularism Anti-unionist pre-independence party Moslem League of the Western Province alrrabitat al'iislamiat lilmintaqat algharbia Eritrean-Ethiopian unionismMuslim interests Muslim minority party New Eritrea Party Mahber Hadas Ertra Eritrean nationalismPro-Italian trusteeship Italian-aligned pro-independence party
See also Politics of Eritrea List of political parties by country