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Elections in Eritrea gives information on election and election results in Eritrea.

Contents 1 National elections 2 Past elections 3 Regional elections 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

The president is an interim president not yet elected. The National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) has 104 members, 60 members appointed and 44 members representing the members of the Central Committee of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. According to the IPU parliament has 150 indirectly elected members. The National Assembly was composed in February 1992. AFP reported that Eritreans have elected 399 representatives in the country's six regions in a lengthy process that will lead to the formation of a constituent assembly. The regional elections began on 4 January 1997 in some parts of the country and were completed in others by 1 march 1997. Eritrea is a single-party state. This means that only one political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice is allowed to hold effective power.

Eritrean National elections were set for 1997 and then postponed until 2001, it was then decided that because 20% of Eritrea's land was under occupation that elections would be postponed until the resolution of the conflict with Ethiopia. Local elections have continued in Eritrea. The most recent round of local government elections were held in May 2003. On further elections, the President's Chief of Staff, Yemane Ghebremeskel said,

"The electoral commission is handling these elections this time round so that may be the new element in this process. The national assembly has also mandated the electoral commission to set the date for national elections, so whenever the electoral commission sets the date there will be national elections. It’s not dependent on regional elections, although that might be a very helpful process.

Multipartyism, in general principle yes, it is there but the law on political parties has to be approved by the national assembly. It was not approved the last time. The view from the beginning was that you don’t necessarily need a party law to hold national elections. You can have national elections and the party law can be adopted at any time. So in terms of commitment it’s very clear, in terms of the process it has its own pace, its own characteristics."^[1]

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Composition^{[citation needed]} of the National Assembly of Eritrea

Members	Seats
Appointed members	64
Central Committee of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice	40
Total	104

Eritrean referenda v • d • e

1993

Regional and local elections for regional assemblies and local courts took place in all regions of Eritrea in December 2002 and May 2004. The polls were considered free and fair by the National Elections Commission.^[2]

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

1. ^ Interview of Mr. Yemane Gebremeskel, Director of the Office of the President of Eritrea. PFDJ (2004-04-01). Retrieved on June 7, 2006.
2. ^ Economist Intelligence Unit. Country Profile 2006 (Eritrea). Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database