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1997 Algerian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 5 June 1997. The result was a victory for the National Rally for Democracy (Algeria), National Rally for Democracy (RND), a new party created in early 1997 for Liamine Zéroual, President Zéroual's supporters, which won 156 out of 380 seats. They were followed by the Movement of Society for Peace (as Hamas had been required to rename itself) with 69 seats, the National Liberation Front (Algeria), National Liberation Front (62), and the Islamist Islamic Renaissance Movement (34). The two Berberist parties, Front des Forces Socialistes, FFS and RCD, got 20 and 19 seats respectively. Views on this election were mixed; most major opposition parties filed complaints, and the success of the extremely new RND raised eyebrows. The RND, FLN, and MSP formed a coalition government, with the RND's Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister. Voter turnout was 66%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Algerian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 26 December 1991. They were the first multi-party parliamentary elections since independence, but the Two-round system, second round due to be held on 16 January 1992 was cancelled five days before by a 1992 Algerian coup d'état, military coup after the military expressed concerns that the Islamic Salvation Front, which was almost certain to win more than the two-thirds majority of seats required to change the Constitution of Algeria, constitution, would form an Islamic state. This led to the outbreak of the Algerian Civil War. Of 430 seats contested, 232 were won outright with 50% or more of the first-round vote; the remaining 198 would have proceeded to a second round contested only by the two candidates with the highest number of votes. Voter turnout in the first-round was 59%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p54 Results Notes References {{Algerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Des Forces Socialistes
The Socialist Forces Front (; ) is a social democratic and secularist political party, mainly supported by Berbers in Algeria. The FFS is a member of the Socialist International and the Progressive Alliance. It led an unsuccessful rebellion against the Algerian government from 1963 to 1964. History and profile Establishment and rebellion (1963) The party was formed by Hocine Aït Ahmed on 29 September 1963 in the city of Tizi Ouzou to oppose Ben Bella's government. Following the party's creation, Aït Ahmed began an armed rebellion and captured a number of towns in Kabylia. The Ben Bella government, aided by the National Liberation Army, swiftly took control of the dissident towns during a mostly bloodless confrontation. The FFS rebels were not supported by the people and were pushed into the mountains by the government's army. Preferring to avoid direct conflict, the FFS and its soldiers retracted into the mountains from where they could launch guerrilla tactics. The rebellio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party (Algeria)
The Social Democratic Party (, PSD) was a political party in Algeria. History The party was established on 2 March 1989 and applied for registration on 19 July, becoming the first party registered under Law 89–11 and the first legal opposition party for over 20 years. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of CanadaFrank Tachau (1994) ''Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa'', Greenwood Press, p60 Its founders were from two main groups, one of lawyers and private sector workers, and the other of intellectuals supportive of social democracy
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National Movement For Nature And Development
The National Movement for Nature and Development (''Mouvement National pour la Nature et le Développement'') is a minor Green political party in Algeria. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ..., the party won 2.00% of the vote and 7 out of 389 seats. References Political parties in Algeria Green parties in Africa {{Algeria-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Democracy And Freedom
The Union for Democracy and Freedom (, UDL) was a political party in Algeria. History The UDL was established in 1989,L'Union pour la démocratie et les libertés communique Le Matin, 13 February 2012 and ran in the first multi-party since independence in 1991, receiving just 0.1% of the vote and failing to win a seat. The saw the party increase its vote share to 0.5%, winning a single seat in the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amal Party (Algeria)
The Amal Movement () is a Lebanese political party and militia affiliated mainly with the Shia community of Lebanon. It was founded by Musa al-Sadr and Hussein el-Husseini in 1974 as the "Movement of the Deprived." The party has been led by Nabih Berri since 1980. The Amal movement gained attention from Shia outcry after the disappearance of Musa al-Sadr and saw a renewal in popularity after Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1978. The Iranian Revolution of 1978–79 also provided momentum for the party. The Amal Movement is the largest predominantly Shia party in parliament, having fourteen representatives to Hezbollah's thirteen. Amal has an alliance with Hezbollah. Name The movement's current name was originally used by the Deprived Movement's militia, the "Lebanese Resistance Regiments" (). This name, when abbreviated, created the acronym "Amal", which is Arabic for "hope".Augustus R. Norton, ''Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon'' (Austin and London: Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Republican Party (Algeria)
The Progressive Republican Party (''Parti Républicain Progressiste'') is a minor political party in Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger .... The party participated in the 1991 Algerian parliamentary elections: the first multi-party elections in the country's history. They received 4872 votes, around 0.07% of the total votes, and won no seats. In the 2007 Algerian parliamentary elections, the party received around 1.39% of total votes, failing to win a single seat. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Rally
The Algerian Rally (''Rassemblement Algérien'') is a minor political party in Algeria, led by Ali Zaghdoud. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won 1.75% of the vote and one out of 389 seats. It also won two seats in the 2012 elections * 2012 United Nations Security Council election Africa Egypt * 2012 Egyptian presidential election Mali * 2012 Malian presidential election * 2012 Malian parliamentary election Senegal * 2012 Senegalese presidential election * 2012 Senegalese p .... References Political parties in Algeria {{Algeria-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement Of National Understanding
Movement may refer to: Generic uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Movement (sign language), a hand movement when signing * Motion, commonly referred to as movement * Movement (music), a division of a larger composition or musical notes * Social movement, a loose grouping of people ** Political movement, one with a policy goal Names and titles Literature * "Movement" (short story), a short story by Nancy Fulda * ''The Movement'' (comics), a comic book by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II * "Movement (운동, 運動)", a poem by Yi-sang Music * Movement (music festival), the Detroit Electronic Music Festival * Movement (band), an Australian soul/ambient band * Movements (band), an American post-hardcore band Albums and EPs * ''Movement'' (9mm Parabellum Bullet album) * ''Movement'' (EP), an EP by The Fray * ''Movement'', an EP by BT * Movement (Holly Herndon album) * ''Movement'' (Joe Harriott album), or the title track * ''Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of Algerian Renewal
The Party of Algerian Renewal (''Parti du Renouveau Algérien'') is a minor liberal political party in Algeria. History and profile The Party of Algerian Renewal was established in 1989. Noureddine Boukrou is the founder of the party. In the 2002 elections it received 0.3% of the vote and had one member of parliament. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ..., the party won 1.80% of the vote and 4 out of 389 seats. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Party (Algeria)
The Workers' Party (, ) is a Trotskyist political party in Algeria, closely linked with the Independent Workers' Party of France. The party is led by Louisa Hanoune. The Workers' Party, which uses the abbreviation "PT", advocates for the protection and promotion of trade union movements in Algeria, from its claims, including a figure egalitarian doctrine is to claim that a better distribution of wealth on the people of country. The creation of this party back to the year 1990, one year after the constitutional reform which introduced a multiparty system. Its Secretary General is Louisa Hanoune, who in 2004 was the first woman in the Arab world to stand as a candidate for a presidential election. The Workers' Party received 3.3 percent of the vote and elected 21 members to parliament in the 2002 legislative elections. In the 2004 presidential elections, Hanoune was the first woman in Algeria to run for the office. She received 101,630 votes (1 percent). In the 2007 parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Republican Alliance
The National Republican Alliance (; , ANR) is a minor Algerian political party led by ex-Prime Minister Redha Malek and founded on 5 May 1995.Redha Malek ''All Africa''. Retrieved 17 January 2014. It is sometimes considered an offshoot of the older FLN. The ANR is strongly anti- Islamist, and denounced the 1995 Sant'Egidio accords, while later backing the referendum on national reconciliation. It received 208,379 votes in the elections of June 1997, but boycotted the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
