Government & politics — Algeria

• history: several previous;
• latest approved by referendum November 2020 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or through the president with the support of three fourths of the members of both houses of Parliament in joint session; passage requires approval by both houses, approval by referendum, and promulgation by the president; the president can forego a referendum if the Constitutional Council determines the proposed amendment does not conflict with basic constitutional principles; articles including the republican form of government, the integrity and unity of the country, and fundamental citizens’ liberties and rights cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2008, 2016; last in 2020

mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices

• chief of state: President Abd
• elmadjid TEBBOUNE (since 12 December 2019) head of government: P
• rime Minister Nadir LARBAOUI (since 11 November 2023) cabinet: Cabinet o
• f Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister nominated by the president after consul
• tation with the majority party in Parliament election results: 2019: Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (FLN) 58.1%, Abdelkader BENGRINA (El-Bina) 17.4%, Ali BENFLIS (Talaie El Hurriyet) 10.6%, Azzedine MIHOUBI (National Democratic Rally, RND) 7.3%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Front El Mustakbal, FM) 6.7% 2014: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (FLN) 81.5%, Ali BENFLIS (FLN) 12.2%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 3.4%, other 2.9%

Description

bicameral Parliament or Barlaman consists of: Council of the Nation or Majlis al-Umma (174 seats, statutory; 170 currently); two-thirds of members indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local assemblies within each wilaya, and one-third of members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) National People's Assembly or al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani (407 seats, including 8 seats for Algerian diaspora); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote using the Hare quota method; members serve 5-year terms)

Elections

Council of the Nation - last held on 5 February 2022 (next expected in 2025) National People's Assembly - snap election held on 12 June 2021 (next to be held on 12 June 2026)

Election Results

• Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA
• seats by party - FLN 54, RND 22, Future Front 7, National Construction Movement 5, FFS 4, other 6, independent 18, appointed 58
• composition as of August 2023 - men 163, women 7, percent of women 4.1% National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA
• seats by party - FLN 98, MSP 65, RND 58, (Future Front) 48, Movement of National Construction 39, other 15, independent 84;

Composition

men 375, women 32, percent of women 7.9%;

Note

total Parliament percent of women 6.7%

• highest court(s): Supreme Court or Le Cour Suprême, (
• consists of 150 judges organized into 8 chambers: Civil, Commercial and Maritime, Criminal, House of Offenses and Contraventions, House of Petitions, Land, Personal Status, and Social; Constitutional Council (consists of 12 members including the court chairman and deputy chairman) note - Algeria's judicial system does
• not include sharia courts judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of Magistracy, an administrative body presided over by the president of the republic, and includes the republic vice-president and several members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 4 appointed by the president of the republic, 2 each by the 2 houses of Parliament, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 2 by the Council of State; Council president and members appointed for single 6-year terms with
• half the membership renewed every 3 years subordinate courts: appellate or wilaya courts; first instance or daira tribunals

58 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya) Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger (Algiers), Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Beni Abbes, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Meghaier, El Meniaa, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, In Guezzam, In Salah, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Ouled Djellal, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen, Touggourt

• Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]
• Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES]
• Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Fatma Zohra ZEROUATI]
• Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed DAOUI]
• El-Infitah [Omar BOUACHA]
• El Mostakbal (Future Front) [Abdelaziz BELAID]
• Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ]
• Equity and Proclamation Party or PEP [Naima SALHI]
• Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Yazid BENAICHA]
• Justice and Development Front or FJD [Abdellah DJABALLAH]
• Movement for National Reform or El Islah [Mohamed Ben ABDESSALAM]
• Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abdelali Hassani CHERIF]
• National Construction Movement or El-Bina (Harakat El-Binaa El-Watani) [Abdelkader BENGRINA]
• National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Mustapha YAHI]
• National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Redouane KHELIF]
• National Liberation Front or FLN [Abdelkrim BENMBAREK]
• National Militancy Front or FMN [Abdallah HADDAD]
• National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD [Dalila YALAQUI]
• National Republican Alliance or ANR [Belkacem SAHLI]
• New Dawn Party (El-Fajr El-Jadid) [Tahar BENBAIBECHE]
• New Generation (Jil Jadid) [Soufiane DJILALI]
• Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE]
• Party of Justice and Liberty or PLJ [Djamel BENZIADI]
• Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Atmane MAZOUZ]
• Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Youcef AOUCHICHE]
• Union for Change and Progress or UCP [Zoubida ASSOUL]
• Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Salah ABDERAHMANE]
• Vanguard of Liberties (Talaie El Hurriyet) [Reda BENOUNANE]
• Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]
• Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA]
• Note: a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997

• no citizenship by descent only: the mo
• no residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

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chief of mission

Ambassador Elizabeth Moore AUBIN (since 9 February 2022) embassy: 05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030, Alger mailing address: 6030 Algiers Place, Washington DC 20521-6030

telephone

[213] (0) 770-08-2000

FAX

[213] (0) 770-08-2299

Email address and website

• ACSAlgiers@state.gov
• https://dz.usembassy.gov/

chief of mission

Ambassador Mohammed HANECHE (since 12 December 2022)

chancery

2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone

[1] (202) 265-2800

FAX

[1] (202) 986-5906

Email address and website

• mail@algerianembassy.org
• https://www.algerianembassy.org/

consulate(s) general

New York