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19 January 2024 Update: In 2024, Algeria will conduct its second presidential election since the end in 2019 of the long reign of the ousted and late Abdelaziz Bouteflika His predecessor, Abdlamdjid Tebboune, in office since 2019, has not yet officially announced his candidacy, but if he were to do so, which we expect, he would win the December election without any competition. This is because before and during his tenure, the Algerian security services ensure that the opposition is neutralized and the independent media muzzled. A Tebboune candidacy is likely to trigger a massive voter abstention.
Algeria elects on the national level a – the – and a . The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. (Assemblée Populaire Nationale) has 407 members, elected for a five-year term in multi-seat constituencies by . Eight seats in the national assembly are reserved for Algerians abroad. The (Conseil de la nation) has 144 members, 96 members elected by communal councils and 48 members appointed by the president.
Algeria has a system, with numerous in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form .
According to the , the elections are well organized and conducted without significant problems or irregularities, but they noted restrictions on civil liberties during the election period and lack of transparency in vote-counting procedures.
Until 12 November 2008, presidents were limited to two terms; on this date, amendments to the constitution were passed which removed the term limits. Term limits were later reinstated in the 2016 constitution reform by President .
The last legislative election was held on 12 June 2021.
Latest election
[]Presidential
[]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelmadjid Tebboune | Independent | 4,947,523 | 58.13 | |
| Abdelkader Bengrina | National Construction Movement | 1,477,836 | 17.37 | |
| Ali Benflis | Vanguard of Freedoms | 897,831 | 10.55 | |
| Azzedine Mihoubi | Democratic National Rally | 619,225 | 7.28 | |
| Abdelaziz Belaïd | Future Front | 568,000 | 6.67 | |
| Total | 8,510,415 | 100.00 | ||
Legislative
[]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front (Algeria) | 287,828 | 6.24 | 98 | |
| Movement of Society for Peace | 208,471 | 4.52 | 65 | |
| Democratic National Rally | 198,758 | 4.31 | 58 | |
| Future Front | 153,987 | 3.34 | 48 | |
| National Construction Movement | 106,203 | 2.30 | 39 | |
| Voice of the People (Algeria) | 13,103 | 0.28 | 3 | |
| Freedom and Justice Party (Algeria) | 10,618 | 0.23 | 2 | |
| New Algeria Front | 7,916 | 0.17 | 1 | |
| Justice and Development Front | 7,667 | 0.17 | 2 | |
| New Dawn (Algeria) | 7,433 | 0.16 | 2 | |
| Dignity Party (Algeria) | 5,942 | 0.13 | 1 | |
| Good Governance Front | 3,724 | 0.08 | 2 | |
| Jil Jadid | 3,576 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| Algerian National Front | 1,207 | 0.03 | 1 | |
| Other | 3,337,487 | 72.39 | 0 | |
| Independents | 256,732 | 5.57 | 84 | |
| Total | 4,610,652 | 100.00 | 407 | |
Result in history
[]1963 Algerian presidential election
[]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Ben Bella | National Liberation Front (Algeria) | 5,805,103 | 99.61 | |
| Against | 22,515 | 0.39 | ||
| Total | 5,827,618 | 100.00 | ||
1962 Algerian Constituent Assembly election
[]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front (Algeria) | 5,267,324 | 99.65 | 196 | |
| Against | 18,680 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,286,004 | 100.00 | 196 | |