Constitution of Eritrea

Eritrea

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In March 1994, the Provisional Government of Eritrea established a Constitutional Commission. The resulting constitution was introduced in 1997, one year later than planned. Although the constitution has been ratified, it has yet to be fully implemented, and general elections have not been held, despite the ratification of an election law in 2002.^[1]

Branches of Government: The Eritrean constitution calls for legislative, executive, and judicial branches. According to the constitution, a 150-seat unicameral legislature, the National Assembly, decides internal and external policy, approves the budget, and elects the president of the country. However, the National Assembly has not met since 2002, and many of its members are either in prison or have fled the country. Legislative as well as executive functions are now exercised by President Isaias Afwerki.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Country Profile: Eritrea (PDF). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (September 2005).  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

The link to the English version of The Constitution of Eritrea is http://www.shaebia.org/constitution.html