Elections in Algeria

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Algeria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. People's National Assembly (Assemblée Populaire Nationale) has 407 members, elected for a five-year term in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation. Eight seats in the national assembly are reserved for Algerians abroad. The Council of the Nation (Conseil de la nation) has 144 members, 96 members elected by communal councils and 48 members appointed by the president. Algeria has a multi-party system, with numerous political parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. According to a US Embassy cable, the 2009 presidential elections were "carefully choreographed and heavily controlled", with the official turnout figure "exaggerated" by at least 45%.^[1]

Until 12 November 2008, presidents were limited to two terms; on this date, amendments to the constitution were passed which removed the term limits. Term limits were later reinstated in the 2016 constitution reform by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The last legislative election was held on 12 June 2021.

Latest elections[]

Presidential election[]

Legislative elections[]

The election saw the lowest turnout of those held for the legislature in Algerian history (only the 2020 Algerian constitutional referendum saw a lower turnout overall), with under 23% of the eligible population participating. The governing National Liberation Front won a plurality of seats, although both it and coalition partner Democratic National Rally saw heavy losses. The nationalist Future Front, the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace and new National Construction Movement, and independents all saw large gains at their expense, while other entities saw minor changes. A total of 136 seats were won by candidates under the age of 40, 35 were won by women, and 274 were won by those with a tertiary education.

Following the elections, a coalition was formed by the National Liberation Front, Democratic National Rally, Future Front, and National Construction Movement, as well as several members from independent lists.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Liberation Front	287,828	6.24	98	–63
	Movement of Society for Peace	208,471	4.52	65	+31
	Democratic National Rally	198,758	4.31	58	–42
	Future Front	153,987	3.34	48	+34
	National Construction Movement	106,203	2.30	39	–
		13,103	0.28	3	+2
		10,618	0.23	2	0
		7,916	0.17	1	0
	Justice and Development Front	7,667	0.17	2	–
		7,433	0.16	2	New
		5,942	0.13	1	–2
		3,724	0.08	2	New
		3,576	0.08	1	New
	Algerian National Front	1,207	0.03	1	+1
	Minor independent lists that won seats	256,732	5.57	84	+56
	Others	3,337,487	72.39	0	–
Total		4,610,652	100.00	407	–55
Valid votes		4,610,652	82.01
Invalid/blank votes		1,011,749	17.99
Total votes		5,622,401	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		24,453,992	22.99
Source: Official Algerian Journal[2]

See also[]

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

References[]

External links[]

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• True Election via Web