the Eritrean regime continues to hold power via “the actual or threatened use of military force.” Using the terminology of Hadenius and Teorell “the [commanders of the] armed forces [in Eritrea] … exercise political power either directly or indirectly by controlling civilian leaders.” Accordingly, the PFDJ portrays a dominant trait of a military regime.
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