The El-Infitah Movement (; ; ) is a minor

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

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 ...

, led by Naima Farhi.

History and profile

The party was established as the Algerian National Youth Movement in 1997. It was renamed as El Infitah before the

2007 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2007. * Electoral calendar 2007 * Elections in 2007 * 2007 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress * 2007 Algerian legislative elect ...

. It has a nationalist and progressive political leaning. Its president is Omar Bouacha and the secretary general is

Naima Farhi Naima Farhi (born 1976 in Sétif Sétif () is the capital city of the Sétif Province and the 5th most populous city of Algeria, with an estimated population of 1.866.845 in 2017). It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and th ...

. In the 17 May 2007

People's National Assembly The People's National Assembly (; abbreviated APN) is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 407 members directly elected by the population. Of the 407 seats, 8 are reserved for Algerians living abroad. Members of the Peo ...

elections, the party won 3 out of 389 seats.Algerian Interior Ministry

References

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