Algeria
Council of the Nation
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.
Background
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Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
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05 Feb 2022
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Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
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No information available
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Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
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Delayed elections
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Expected date of next elections
The expected date at which the next elections should take place, based on law or practice.
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31 Dec 2024
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Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
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68
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Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
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Partial renewal
Results
Members elected, by sex
- Women Appointed
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2
- Women Indirectly Elected
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2
- Other notes on the elections
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Note on the statutory number:
Article 121 of the 2020 Constitution stipulates that two thirds of members in the Council of the Nation (two members per wilaya (province)) are directly elected, while one third of members are appointed by the President of the Republic.
The Council of the Nation, renewed in December 2018, comprised a total of 144 members as follows:
- 96 members (2 members in each of the country’s 48 wilayas) indirectly elected by the People's Communal Assemblies and the People's Wilaya Assemblies.
- 48 members appointed by the President of the Republic.
On 21 February 2021, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that 10 administrative constituencies in the south of the country had been promoted to become new wilayas. The number of wilayas has thus increased from 48 to 58.
Consequently, the statutory number of members in the Council of the Nation has increased to 174 members as follows:
- 116 members (2 members in each of the country’s 58 wilayas) indirectly elected by the People's Communal Assemblies and the People's Wilaya Assemblies;
- 58 members appointed by the President of the Republic.
Article 122 of the Constitution stipulates that half of the membership is renewed every three years. The 2022 elections (which had been due by December 2021) were thus held for 68 indirectly elected seats as follows:
- Half of the 96 indirectly elected members in the Council of the Nation (48);
- Two indirectly elected members from each of the 10 new wilayas (20).
In addition, 34 members were appointed by the President:
- Half of the 48 appointed members in the outgoing legislature (24);
- 10 new members to take account of the increase in the number of wilayas from 48 to 58.
- Sources
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Council of the Nation (09.02.2022, 28.02.2022, 01.03.2022)
New legislature
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Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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157
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Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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7
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Percentage of women after the election
The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.
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4.3%
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First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
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85
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Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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51.8%
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Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
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24 Feb 2022
First Speaker of the new legislature
- Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
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Salah Goudjil (Male)
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Political party
The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.
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National Liberation Front (FLN)
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Date of election
The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.
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24 Feb 2022