National Assembly (Eritrea)

The National Assembly of Eritrea ( Tigrinya: Hagerawi Great House ) is the national unicameral Eritrea.

She has a total of 104 members, of which 64 appointed members, 40 members represent the members of the Central Committee of the People 's Front for Democracy and Justice ( the only legal political party in the country ). After the not yet entered into force in the country's constitution has 150 indirectly elected members. The Parliament is currently controlled by the transitional government of Eritrea.

The National Assembly was established in February 1992, again after she has been forcibly dissolved in 1961 by order of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie. The Eritreans have chosen in a lengthy process total of 399 representatives in the six provinces of the country, which should lead to the formation of the Constituent Assembly. The regional elections began on January 4, 1997 in some parts of the country and in 1997 completed, in others until March 1.