National Assembly (Eritrea)

National Assembly ሃገራዊ ባይቶ Hagerawi Baito
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1 February 1994
Disbanded	2 February 2002 (de facto)[1]
Leadership
President of the Assembly	Isaias Afwerki, PFDJ since 24 May 1993
Structure
Seats	150 members (75 appointed, 75 elected from the PFDJ)
Political groups	PFDJ (75)   Appointed (75)
Meeting place
Asmara

Politics of Eritrea
Constitution (not enforced)
Executive President Isaias Afwerki Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Chairman: Isaias Afwerki
Judiciary High Court Regional Courts Community Courts Special Court
Elections
Political parties PFDJ
Administrative divisions Regions (Zobas) Administrators Assemblies Subregions (Nus-Zobas)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Osman Saleh Diplomatic missions of / in Eritrea Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Foreign aid to Eritrea
Related topics Human rights
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The National Assembly (Tigrinya: ሃገራዊ ባይቶ, romanized: Hagerawi Baito) of the State of Eritrea has 150 members, 75 members appointed (consisting mostly of representatives elected by the general population, of whom at least 11 must be women, and 15 members representing Eritreans living abroad) and 75 members representing the members of the Central Committee of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), the sole legal political party of Eritrea.^[2] According to the IPU, the National Assembly has 150 indirectly elected members. The National Assembly was composed in 1994, and its meeting place is located in Asmara.

AFP reported that Eritreans have elected 399 representatives in the country's six regions in a lengthy process that would lead to the formation of a constituent assembly, with the regional elections beginning on 4 January 1997 in some parts of the country and completed in others by 1 March 1997.^{[citation needed]} As of 2024^[update], direct elections had never been held: elections planned for 2001 were continuously postponed before being cancelled altogether. As of 2016^[update], the National Assembly was described by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as non-existent,^[3] having not convened since January 2002.^[4] In practice, President Isaias Afwerki exercises legislative powers in addition to the executive functions granted by the constitution.