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People's Front for Democracy and Justice

1994 · 20th century · Also known as PFDJ

The People's Front for Democracy and Justice is the ruling and only legal party of Eritrea, formed in February 1994 from the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, which had won the war of independence against Ethiopia. Led by President Isaias Afwerki, it has governed without national elections since independence, under a constitution ratified in 1997 but never implemented.

People's Front for Democracy and Justice
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). People's Front for Democracy and Justice. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/peoples-front-for-democracy-and-justice
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