Eritrea is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ).[15] Other political groups are not allowed to organise, although the non-implemented Constitution of 1997 provides for the existence of multi-party politics. The National Assembly has 150 seats, of which 75 are occupied by the PFDJ. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country.[16]
Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in September 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media, and outspoken critics of the government have been arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.
Does anyone know if the Eritrean people are happy with their government? With all the countries in the region getting rid of dictators etc is there a chance that something similar could happen with Eritrea and the PFDJ?
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