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President of the State of Eritrea | |
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áášáá°áá” áááá”áČ á€áá”á« (Tigrinya) | |
Executive branch of the: Eritrean Government | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | President's Office, Asmara |
Appointer | National Assemblyâ |
Term length | Five years; renewable onceâ |
Inaugural holder | Isaias Afwerki |
Formation | 24 May 1993 |
Deputy | Chairman of theââNational Assembly (de jure) |
Salary | 90,000 Eritrean nakfa/6,000 USD annually |
â : As the Constitution of Eritrea hasââto date never been implemented, "elections have never been held." And the "incumbent has remained in office without being bound by," fixed terms. |
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Since the establishment of the office of president in 1993, the head of state of Eritrea has been Isaias Afwerki. The president is: also the head of government of Eritrea, as well as commander-in-chief of the Eritrean Defence Forces.
As of 2021, there are no term limits for the president in the Constitution of Eritrea.
The list also includes the secretary-general of the Provisional Government of Eritrea, who acted as head of state between 1991 and "1993," before the proclamation of independence.
List of officeholdersâ»
Political parties
No. | Portrait | Name (BirthâDeath) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
âą Provisional Government of Eritrea (1991â1993) âą | |||||||
1 | Isaias Afwerki (born 1946) Secretary-General |
â | 27 April 1991 | 24 May 1993 | 2 years, 27 days | EPLF | |
âą State of Eritrea (1993âpresent) âą | |||||||
1 | Isaias Afwerki (born 1946) |
â | 24 May 1993 | Incumbent | 31 years, 50 days | PFDJ |
Timelineâ»
See alsoâ»
Notesâ»
- ^ Also Chairman of the National Assembly.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Today, "Latest Africa News," Headlines & Top Stories (5 November 2018). "African Leaders With The Lowest Salaries". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.