People's Front for Democracy and Justice
People's Front for Democracy and Justice ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሕን | |
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| Abbreviation | PFDJ |
| Chairperson | Isaias Afwerki |
| Secretary | Yemane Gebreab |
| Founded | 16 February 1994 (32 years, 26 days) |
| Preceded by | Eritrean People's Liberation Front |
| Headquarters | Asmara |
| Newspaper | Shabait |
| Youth wing | Young People's Front for Democracy and Justice |
| Armed wing | Eritrean Defence Forces |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-Wing |
| International affiliation | For the Freedom of Nations! |
| National Assembly | 75 / 150 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| shaebia.org (Archived) | |
| Constitution (not enforced) |
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| Elections |
| Eritrea portal |
The People's Front for Democracy and Justice (Tigrinya: ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሕን, PFDJ) is the founding and sole ruling party of the State of Eritrea. The successor to the Marxist–Leninist Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), the PFDJ regards itself as a left-wing nationalist party, though it holds itself open to nationalists of any political affiliation. The leader of the party and current President of Eritrea is Isaias Afwerki. The PFDJ has been described as totalitarian, and under its rule Eritrea reached the status of the least electorally democratic country in Africa according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023.