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 ({{lang|ti|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=

class="wikitable sortable"
" ! colspan=2 \| Party/Group ! Abbr. ! Leader ! Ideology ! National Assembly ! Political position ! Status
style="background-color: {{party color\|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}" \| \| People's Front for Democracy and Justice {{lang\|ti\|ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሕን}} Hizibawī Ginibari Nidemokirasini Fitiḥini {{lang\|ar\|الجبهة الشعبية للديمقراطية والعدالة}} \| PFDJ ህግንፍ \| Isaias Afewerki \| Eritrean nationalism Secularism Left-wing nationalism Socialism \|{{Composition bar\|75\|150\|{{party color\|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}} \| Big tent \| Sole legal party
style="background-color: black" \| \| Eritrean Islamic Jihad {{lang\|ar\|حركة الجهاد الإسلامي الإريتري}} Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Eritrea \| EIJ \| Shaikh Khalil Mohammed Amer \| Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Salafi jihadism \|{{Composition bar\|0\|150\|{{party color\|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}} \| Far-right \| Illegal terrorist organisation
style="background-color: #8ADCFE" \| \| Eritrean People's Democratic Front {{lang\|ti\|ደሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር ሓድነት ኤርትራ}} Demokirasīyawī Ginibari Ḥadineti Ēritira {{lang\|ar\|الجبهة الديموقراطية الشعبية الإرترية}} \| EPDF \| Tewelde Ghebreselassie \| Social democracy \|{{Composition bar\|0\|150\|{{party color\|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}} \| Centre-left \| Illegal opposition group
style="background-color: #0198FF" \| \| Eritrean National Salvation Front {{lang\|ar\|جبهة الإنقاذ الوطني الإريترية}} \| ENSF \| Tuamzghi Teame \| Social democracy Secularism \|{{Composition bar\|0\|150\|{{party color\|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}} \| Centre-left \| Illegal opposition group
style="background-color: #B4D7F4" \| \| Eritrean Liberation Front {{lang\|ti\|ተጋደሎ ሓርነት ኤርትራ}} Tegadelo Ḥarineti Ēritira {{lang\|ar\|جبهة التحرير الإريترية}} \| ELF \| Hussein Kelifah \| Eritrean nationalism Social conservatism \|{{Composition bar\|0\|150\|{{party color\|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}} \| Centre-right \| Illegal opposition group. Was the main independence movement pre-EPLF

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=2 | Party/Group

! Abbr.

! Leader

! Ideology

! National
Assembly

! Political
position

! Status

style="background-color: {{party color|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}" |

| People's Front for Democracy and Justice
{{lang|ti|ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሕን}}
Hizibawī Ginibari Nidemokirasini Fitiḥini
{{lang|ar|الجبهة الشعبية للديمقراطية والعدالة}}

| PFDJ
ህግንፍ

| Isaias Afewerki

| Eritrean nationalism
Secularism
Left-wing nationalism
Socialism

|{{Composition bar|75|150|{{party color|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}}

| Big tent

| Sole legal party

style="background-color: black" |

| Eritrean Islamic Jihad
{{lang|ar|حركة الجهاد الإسلامي الإريتري}}
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Eritrea

| EIJ

| Shaikh Khalil Mohammed Amer

| Islamism
Islamic fundamentalism
Salafi jihadism

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{party color|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}}

| Far-right

| Illegal terrorist organisation

style="background-color: #8ADCFE" |

| Eritrean People's Democratic Front
{{lang|ti|ደሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር ሓድነት ኤርትራ}}
Demokirasīyawī Ginibari Ḥadineti Ēritira
{{lang|ar|الجبهة الديموقراطية الشعبية الإرترية}}

| EPDF

| Tewelde Ghebreselassie

| Social democracy

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{party color|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}}

| Centre-left

| Illegal opposition group

style="background-color: #0198FF" |

| Eritrean National Salvation Front
{{lang|ar|جبهة الإنقاذ الوطني الإريترية}}

| ENSF

| Tuamzghi Teame

| Social democracy
Secularism

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{party color|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}}

| Centre-left

| Illegal opposition group

style="background-color: #B4D7F4" |

| Eritrean Liberation Front
{{lang|ti|ተጋደሎ ሓርነት ኤርትራ}}
Tegadelo Ḥarineti Ēritira
{{lang|ar|جبهة التحرير الإريترية}}

| ELF

| Hussein Kelifah

| Eritrean nationalism
Social conservatism

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{party color|People's Front for Democracy and Justice}}}}

| Centre-right

| Illegal opposition group.
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	{{Nowrap\|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

List of political parties in Eritrea

Other parties

=Current parties=

=Former parties=

See also