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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 (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani/Assemblé Populaire Nationale) has 380 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 (Majlis al-Umma/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 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 the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Algerian elections are generally free and fair. 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 with removed the term limits.[2]
The next legislative election is scheduled for 2017.
Latest elections
2014 presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika | National Liberation Front | 8,332,598 | 81.53 | |
| Ali Benflis | Independent | 1,244,918 | 12.18 | |
| Abdelaziz Belaid | Front for the Future | 343,624 | 3.36 | |
| Louisa Hanoune | Workers' Party | 140,253 | 1.37 | |
| Ali Fawzi Rebaine | Ahd 54 | 101,046 | 0.99 | |
| Moussa Touati | Algerian National Front | 57,590 | 0.56 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,087,449 | – | ||
| Total | 11,307,478 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,871,393 | 51.70 | ||
| Source: Interior Ministry | ||||
2012 legislative elections
| Parties | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front | Abdelmalek Sellal | 1,324,363 | 17.35 | 208 | +72 | |
| National Rally for Democracy | Ahmed Ouyahia | 524,057 | 6.86 | 68 | +7 | |
| Green Algeria Alliance (MSP—Nahda—Islah) | Bouguerra Soltani | 475,049 | 6.22 | 49 | –11 | |
| Front of Socialist Forces | Hocine Aït Ahmed | 188,275 | 2.47 | 27 | +27 | |
| Workers' Party | Louisa Hanoune | 283,585 | 3.71 | 24 | –2 | |
| Algerian National Front | Moussa Touati | 198,544 | 2.60 | 9 | –4 | |
| Justice and Development Party | Abdallah Djaballah | 232,676 | 3.05 | 8 | +8 | |
| Algerian Popular Movement | Amara Benyounes | 165,600 | 2.17 | 7 | +7 | |
| New Dawn | Tahar Benbaibeche | 132,492 | 1.74 | 5 | +5 | |
| Front of Change | Abdelmadjid Mensara | 173,981 | 2.28 | 4 | +4 | |
| National Party for Solidarity and Development | Dalila Yalaqui | 114,372 | 1.50 | 4 | +2 | |
| National Front for Social Justice | 140,223 | 1.84 | 3 | +3 | ||
| Ahd 54 | Ali Fawzi Rebaine | 120,201 | 1.57 | 3 | +1 | |
| Union of Democratic and Social Forces | 114,481 | 1.50 | 3 | +3 | ||
| National Republican Alliance | Redha Malek | 109,331 | 1.43 | 3 | –1 | |
| Future Front | Abdelaziz Belaid | 174,708 | 2.29 | 2 | +2 | |
| Dignity Party | 129,427 | 1.70 | 2 | +2 | ||
| National Movement of Hope | 119,253 | 1.56 | 2 | ±0 | ||
| Algerian Rally | Ali Zaghdoud | 117,549 | 1.54 | 2 | +1 | |
| Republican Patriotic Rally | 114,651 | 1.50 | 2 | ±0 | ||
| Party of Youth | Hamana Boucharma | 102,663 | 1.34 | 2 | +2 | |
| Algerian Light Party | 48,943 | 0.64 | 2 | +2 | ||
| Party of Algerian Renewal | 111,218 | 1.46 | 1 | –3 | ||
| El-Infitah Movement | Naima Farhi | 116,384 | 1.52 | 1 | –2 | |
| Movement of Free Citizens | 115,631 | 1.51 | 1 | +1 | ||
| National Front of Independents for Understanding | 107,833 | 1.41 | 1 | –2 | ||
| National Democratic Front | 101,643 | 1.33 | 1 | ±0 | ||
| Others | 1,306,656 | 17.12 | 0 | –22 | ||
| Independents | 671,190 | 8.79 | 18 | –15 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,634,979 | 100.00 | – | – | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,704,047 | 18.25 | – | – | ||
| Total | 9,339,026 | 100 | 462 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,645,841 | 43.14 | – | – | ||
| Sources: El Watan, Adam Carr's Election Archive, IPU | ||||||
2009 presidential election
| Candidates and parties | votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika – National Liberation Front | 12,911,705 | 90.24 | |
| Louisa Hanoune – Workers' Party | 604,258 | 4.22 | |
| Moussa Touati – Algerian National Front | 330,570 | 2.31 | |
| Djahid Younsi – Movement for National Reform | 176,674 | 1.37 | |
| Ali Fawzi Rebaine – Ahd 54 | 133,129 | 0.93 | |
| Mohammed Said – Party of Justice and Liberty | 132,242 | 0.92 | |
| Invalid votes | 1,042,727 | 7.25 | |
| Total (turnout 74.54%) | 15,351,305 | ||
| Source: presse-dz.com | |||
2007 legislative elections
| Parties | President | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front (Jabhat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭaniyy / Front de Libération Nationale) | Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Belkhadem Khalida Toumi |
1,315,686 | 22.98 | 136 | –63 | |
| National Rally for Democracy (at-Tajammu` al-Waṭaniyy ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyy / Rassemblement National Démocratique) | Ahmed Ouyahia | 591,310 | 10.33 | 61 | +14 | |
| Independents | 562,986 | 9.83 | 33 | +3 | ||
| Movement of Society for Peace (Ḥarakat Mujtama` as-Silm / Mouvement de la Societé pour la Paix) | Bouguerra Soltani | 552,104 | 9.64 | 52 | +14 | |
| Workers' Party (Ḥizb al-`Ummāl / Parti des Travailleurs) | Louisa Hanoune | 291,312 | 5.08 | 26 | +5 | |
| Algerian National Front (al-Jabhah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Jazā'iriyyah / Front National Algérien) | Farida Haddouche | 239,563 | 4.18 | 13 | +5 | |
| Islamic Renaissance Movement (Ḥarakat an-Nahḍah / Mouvement de la Renaissance Islamique) | ????? | 194,067 | 3.39 | 5 | +4 | |
| Rally for Culture and Democracy(at-Tajammu` min 'ajl aṯ-Ṯaqāfah wad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah / Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie) | Saïd Sadi | 192,490 | 3.36 | 19 | +19 | |
| Movement for National Reform (Mouvement Islah) | Abdallah Djaballah | 144,880 | 2.53 | 3 | –40 | |
| El-Infitah Movement (Mouvement El Infitah) | Naima Farhi | 143,936 | 2.51 | 3 | +3 | |
| Movement for Youth and Democracy (Mouvement pour la Jeunesse et la Démocratie) | ????? | 132,268 | 2.31 | 5 | +5 | |
| Ahd 54 | Ali Fawzi Rebaine | 129,300 | 2.26 | 2 | +2 | |
| National Republican Alliance (Alliance Nationale Républicaine) | Redha Malek | 126,444 | 2.21 | 4 | +4 | |
| Movement of National Understanding (Ḥarakat al-Wifāq al-Waṭaniyy / Mouvement de l'Entente Nationale) | ????? | 122,501 | 2.14 | 4 | +3 | |
| National Party for Solidarity and Development (Parti National pour la Solidarité et le Développement) | Dalila Yalaqui | 119,353 | 2.08 | 2 | +2 | |
| National Movement for Nature and Democracy (Mouvement National pour la Nature et la Démocratie) | ????? | 114,767 | 2.00 | 7 | +7 | |
| National Front of Independents for Understanding (Front National des Indépendants pour la Conc....C) | ????? | 112,321 | 1.96 | 3 | +3 | |
| Party of Algerian Renewal (Ḥizb at-Tajdīd al-Jazā'iriyy / Parti du Rénouveau Algérien) | ????? | 103,328 | 1.80 | 4 | +3 | |
| Algerian Rally (Rassemblement Algérien) | ????? | 100,079 | 1.75 | 1 | +1 | |
| National Movement of Hope (Mouvement National d'Esperance) | ????? | 99,179 | 1.73 | 2 | +2 | |
| Republican Patriotic Rally (Rassemblement Patriotique Républicain) | ????? | 84,348 | 1.47 | 2 | +2 | |
| Progressive Republican Party (Parti Républicain Progressiste) | ????? | 81,046 | 1.42 | 0 | ±0 | |
| National Democratic Front (Front National Démocratique) | ????? | 78,865 | 1.38 | 1 | +1 | |
| Democratic and Social Movement (Mouvement Démocratique et Social) | El Hachemi Chérif | 51,219 | 0.89 | 1 | +1 | |
| Socialist Workers' Party (Parti Socialiste des Travailleurs) | ????? | 42,735 | 0.75 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total (turnout 35.65%) | 5,726,087 | 100.0 | 389 | — | ||
| Algerian Interior Ministry | ||||||
These elections were marked by a turnout of 35%, the lowest of any Algerian election to date ([3][4]). The former ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), obtained the largest number of seats, with 136. It was followed by its two governing partners, the National Rally for Democracy (RND), with 61, and the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), with 52 seats. The latter parties gained seats at the expense of the FLN, which lost 38 seats in comparison with its result in 2002.
The radical leftist Workers' Party (PT) led by Louiza Hannoune obtained 26 seats, becoming the largest force in parliament after the governing coalition; the secularist Berber Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) obtained 19 seats, reentering parliament after a boycott in 2002 had left the party without representation there. The other Islamist party, Islah (split, with one wing calling for a boycott of the election), lost heavily, maintaining only 3 seats, versus 43 in the previous parliament. Independents, with 33 seats (3 more than in the previous parliament), and a number of smaller parties shared the rest of the seats.
Several groups, notably the leftist Front of Socialist Forces,[5] leading members of the former Islamic Salvation Front (notably Abbassi Madani[6] and Ali Belhadj), and the newly formed organisation Rachad[7] called on their supporters to boycott these elections. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb also issued a video calling participation in the elections "a great sin".
2004 presidential election
| Candidates - Nominating parties | votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika - National Rally for Democracy | 8,651,723 | 85.0 | |
| Ali Benflis - National Liberation Front | 653,951 | 6.4 | |
| Abdallah Djaballah - Movement for National Reform | 511,526 | 5.0 | |
| Said Sadi - Rally for Culture and Democracy | 197,111 | 1.9 | |
| Louisa Hanoune - Workers' Party | 101,630 | 1.0 | |
| Ali Fawzi Rebaine - Ahd 54 | 63,761 | 0.6 | |
| Total (turnout 58.1 %) | 10,179,702 | 100 | |
| Registered voters | 18,097,255 | ||
| Source: IFES | |||
2002 parliamentary election
| Parties | Votes | % of Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front (Jabhat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭaniyy / Front de Libération National) | 2.618.003 | 34.3 | 199 |
| Movement for National Reform (Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy / Mouvement du Renouveau National) | 705.319 | 9.5 | 43 |
| National Rally for Democracy (at-Tajammu` al-Waṭaniyy ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyy / Rassemblement National Démocratique) | 610.461 | 8.2 | 47 |
| Movement for the Society of Peace (Ḥarakat Mujtama` as-Silm / Mouvement de la Société pour la Paix) | 523.464 | 7.0 | 38 |
| Workers' Party (Ḥizb al-`Ummāl / Parti des Travailleurs) | 245.770 | 3.3 | 21 |
| Algerian National Front (al-Jabhah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Jazā'iriyyah / Front National Algérien) | 113.700 | 1.6 | 8 |
| Islamic Renaissance Movement (Ḥarakat an-Nahḍah / Mouvement de la Renaissance Islamique) | 48.132 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Party of Algerian Renewal (Ḥizb at-Tajdīd al-Jazā'iriyy / Parti du Renouveau Algérien) | 19.873 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Movement of National Understanding (Ḥarakat al-Wifāq al-Waṭaniyy / Mouvement de l'Entente Nationale) | 14.465 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Non-partisans | 365.594 | 4.9 | 30 |
| Front of Socialist Forces (Jabhat al-Quwā al-Ištirākiyyah / Front des Forces Socialistes) Rally for Culture and Democracy (at-Tajammu` min 'ajl aṯ-Ṯaqāfah wad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah / Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie)
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boycott | ||
| Total (turnout 46.2%) | 389 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Pearce, David D. (2009-04-13). "Bouteflika reelected in heavily managed contest". WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks cable: 09ALGIERS370. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ↑ http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBXuH284ngl30Ife9WhcsTCFshSg
- ↑ http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EAD77C49-59FD-420E-B17E-39554B3DB923.htm
- ↑ http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=308765&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/
- ↑ http://www.ffs-dz.com/article.php?id_article=419
- ↑ http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2007/05/16/feature-01
- ↑ http://en.rachad.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=37
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