Algeria

National People's Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
Other

Notes: Ten days following election and following validation of mandates at the first sitting.

Date of start of mandate for newly elected members
No information available
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
Not applicable
Date of start of mandate for appointed members
No information available
End of the parliamentary mandate
When the new chamber meets for the first time
Date of end of mandate
No information available

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker
The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
Not applicable
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
Third
Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
No
Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
No

Speaker terms

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Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
Yes, except for flagrant delicto

Notes: lifting of parliamentary immunity requires a majority (secret) vote by members of the assembly.

There is a Code of conduct for members
No

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament
Yes
(2020)
Basic salary, per year
4,242,168 DZD
(2022)
Basic salary, per year in PPP
92,341
(2022)
Basic allowances
1,452,000 DZD
Basic allowance in PPP
43,434
Names of the basic allowances
No information available
Members pay income tax on salaries
No
Members pay income tax on allowances
No
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
No
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
No information available
Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
No information available

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work

Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
No information available
Office at parliament
No
Constituency office
No information available
Housing
No
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
Yes

Notes: Frais de transport, mission

Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Salary Allowances
Speaker Yes No
Committee Chair No

Notes: Vice President de l'APN, Président de Group, Vice President de Commissions, Rapporteur de Commission

Salary of the Speaker
10,487,635 DZD
Salary of the Speaker in PPP
282,457
Parliament determines the amount of salaries
No
Name of the institution outside parliament which determines the amount

Government, according to the provisions of Law 01-01 of January 31, 2001 which details the missions, obligations and rights of the members.

Parliament determines the amount of allowances
Yes
Name of the body (or bodies) in parliament which determines the amount

Bureau

Name of the institution outside parliament which determines the amount
No information available
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
Yes
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
Civil service salary scale

Notes: (what about Muslim men?) While under French legislation, the framework law of 1956 gave Algerian women the right to vote. 1958 De Gaul imposed it through ordonnance What about 1944?

Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website

Not available.

Year data was last reported
No information available

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Cannot be a member of parliament
Members for whom data is available
407
(2021)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No