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Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Asmara

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Upcoming elections

No upcoming national election is on record for Eritrea.

How Eritrea is governed

System of government
Unitary one-party presidential republic; de facto authoritarian and operating largely outside the 1997 constitutional framework

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Electoral Commission of Eritrea

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 5-year term · Direct election by secret ballot of eligible citizens under the electoral law

Under the constitution, the President is both head of state and head of government and is indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term. In practice, no national elections have been held since 1993, the constitution has not been implemented, and the Electoral Commission has no functioning public website or regular electoral cycle.

ecoi.net Official source

an independent electoral Commission with a legal entity hereinafter referred to as “The Commission” is hereby established

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

worldfactbook.co News report

national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Eritrea head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Indirect election by an absolute majority of the National Assembly from among its members; no more than two terms under the constitution

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

  • Parliamentary election

    1994 Eritrean National Assembly election

    33 years agoNational Assembly

    Indirect election: chosen by People's Front for Democracy and Justice Central Committee and appointed transitional representatives, not by a public vote.

    HeldIndirect Final results

    data.ipu.org News report

    The elections were postponed indefinitely.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    data.ipu.org News report

    01 Feb 1994

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Results

The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

1994 Eritrean National Assembly election

Final resultsIndirect election: chosen by People's Front for Democracy and Justice Central Committee and appointed transitional representatives, not by a public vote.

Seats won: all 2 lines, as in the table
Results of 1994 Eritrean National Assembly election
Party or candidateSeatsSource
People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) (People's Front for Democracy and Justice) Elected75

data.ipu.org News report

The elections were postponed indefinitely.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

01 Feb 1994

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Appointed members Elected75

data.ipu.org News report

The elections were postponed indefinitely.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

01 Feb 1994

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Eritrea in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).