Elections in Algeria

Algeria elects on the 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]

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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
Main article: 2019 Algerian presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Abdelmadjid TebbouneIndependent4,947,52358.13
Abdelkader BengrinaNational Construction Movement1,477,83617.37
Ali BenflisTalaie El Houriyate897,83110.55
Azzedine MihoubiDemocratic National Rally619,2257.28
Abdelaziz BelaïdFuture Front568,0006.67
Total8,510,415100.00
Valid votes8,510,41587.24
Invalid/blank votes1,244,92512.76
Total votes9,755,340100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,464,16139.88
Source: APS

Legislative elections
Main article: 2021 Algerian legislative election

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.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Liberation Front287,8286.2498–63
Movement of Society for Peace208,4714.5265+31
Democratic National Rally198,7584.3158–42
Future Front153,9873.3448+34
National Construction Movement106,2032.3039New
Voice of the People13,1030.283+2
Freedom and Justice Party10,6180.2320
New Algeria Front7,9160.1710
Justice and Development Front7,6670.172–
New Dawn7,4330.162New
Dignity Party5,9420.131–2
Good Governance Front3,7240.082New
Jil Jadid3,5760.081New
Algerian National Front1,2070.031+1
Minor independent lists that won seats256,7325.5784+56
Others3,337,48772.390–
Total4,610,652100.00407–55
Valid votes4,610,65282.01
Invalid/blank votes1,011,74917.99
Total votes5,622,401100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,453,99222.99
Source: Official Algerian Journal[2]

See also

References
  1. Pearce, David D. (2009-04-13). "Bouteflika reelected in heavily managed contest". WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks cable: 09ALGIERS370. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2012-01-11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne № 51" (PDF) (in French). Secretariat General du Gouvernement. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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