Algeria

Council of the Nation

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

Administration

Parliamentary and State budget

Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Constitution
Standing Orders of Parliament
Other

Notes: Organic Law No. 16-12 of 22 Dhou El Kaada 1437 corresponding to August 25, 2016 establishes the organization and functioning of the National People's Assembly and the Council of Nation as well as the functional relations between the chambers of Parliament and the Government

Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
Parliament
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
Parliament decides how to allocate the budget
National currency
Dinar algérien (DZD)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
41.97
(2023)
Parliament’s budget, per year
9,033,253,000 DZD
(2020)
Parliament’s budget, per year in PPP
222,768,261
(2020)
Offices included in the parliamentary budget
Supreme Audit Institution/National Audit Office
Budget for the chamber
3,054,900,000 DZD
(2022)
Chamber budget, per year in PPP
66,497,606
There is a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament
Yes
(2022)
State budget, per year
6,311,532,437,000 DZD
(2022)
Proportion of the State budget devoted to parliament, per year
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Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Yes
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
No
There is one or more gender equality policy that applies to the parliamentary administration
No
Links to gender equality policies
No information available
Number of staff employed by the parliament (FTE)
No information available
Number of staff employed by the chamber (FTE)
476
(2022)
Not applicable. The staff work for the entire parliament.
No

Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General
The Speaker
Chamber/Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
No
Length of term of the Secretary General
No fixed term
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Member of parliament

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