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
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|- "
! colspan=2 | Party/Group
! Abbr.
! Leader
! Ideology
! National<br/>Assembly
! Political<br/>position
! Status
|-
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| People's Front for Democracy and Justice<br /><br><small>Hizibawī Ginibari Nidemokirasini Fitiḥini</small><br/>
| PFDJ<br /><small>ህግንፍ</small>
| Isaias Afewerki
| Eritrean nationalism<br/>Secularism<br/>Left-wing nationalism<br />Socialism
|
| Left-wing to far-left
| Sole legal party
|-
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| Eritrean Islamic Jihad<br /><br/><small>Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Eritrea</small>
| EIJ
| Shaikh Khalil Mohammed Amer
| Islamism<br/>Islamic fundamentalism<br/>Salafi jihadism
|
| Far-right
| Illegal terrorist organisation
|-
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| Eritrean People's Democratic Front<br /><br/><small>Demokirasīyawī Ginibari Ḥadineti Ēritira</small><br/>
| EPDF
| Tewelde Ghebreselassie
| Social democracy
|
| Centre-left
| Illegal opposition group
|-
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| Eritrean National Salvation Front<br />
| ENSF
| Tuamzghi Teame
| Social democracy<br>Secularism
|
| Centre-left
| Illegal opposition group
|-
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| Eritrean Liberation Front<br /><br><small>Tegadelo Ḥarineti Ēritira</small><br/>
| ELF
| Hussein Kelifah
| Eritrean nationalism<br>Social conservatism
|
| Centre-right
| Illegal opposition group.<br/>Was the main independence movement pre-EPLF
|-
|}
Former parties
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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 unionism<br>Muslim interests || Muslim minority party
|-
| Eritrea for Eritreans Party || Ertra n'ertrawian || Liberalism<br>Secularism || Anti-unionist pre-independence party
|-
| Moslem League of the Western Province || alrrabitat al'iislamiat lilmintaqat algharbia || Eritrean-Ethiopian unionism<br>Muslim interests || Muslim minority party
|-
| New Eritrea Party || Mahber Hadas Ertra || Eritrean nationalism<br>Pro-Italian trusteeship || Italian-aligned pro-independence party
|}
See also
- Politics of Eritrea
- List of political parties by country