People's Front for Democracy and Justice

People's Front for Democracy and Justice

The People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) is the only legal political entity in Eritrea. It is nominally Marxist, but is often considered African socialist and holds itself open to nationalists of any political affiliation. [cite journal | last = Markakis | first = John | title = Eritrea's National Charter | journal = Review of African Political Economy | volume = 22 | issue = 63 | pages = 126–129 | date = March 1995 | url = http://www.roape.org/cgi-bin/roape/show/6314.html | accessdate = 2006-10-20 | doi = 10.1080/03056249508704109 ] It is the successor to the Eritrean People's Liberation Front. The leader of the party and President of Eritrea is Isaias Afewerki.

There is some debate as to whether PFDJ is a true political party or whether it is a broad governing association in transition.

Following a United Nations-supervised referendum on independence in April 1993, the EPLF, which liberated Eritrea and was pivotal in overthrowing the government of Ethiopia, declared the new nation of Eritrea the following month. In February 1994 the EPLF renamed itself the People's Front for Democracy and Justice as part of its transformation into Eritrea's ruling political movement.

References

External links

Government
* [http://shabait.com/ Official website of the Ministry of Information of Eritrea]
* [http://www.erimoe.gov.er Official website of the Ministry of Education of Eritrea]

Other
* [http://www.ferroviaeritrea.it Ferrovia eritrea] Eritrean Railway
* [http://www.eritreaeritrea.com Eritrea] About Eritrea


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