National Council (Algeria)

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National Council (Algeria)
Coat of arms of Algeria Parliament building
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Basic data
Seat: Algiers
Legislative period : six years
First session: November 28, 1996
MPs: 144
Current legislative period
Last choice: December 29, 2012
Chair: President, Abdelkader Bensalah
Website
www.majliselouma.dz

The National Council ( Arabic مجلس الأمة, DMG Maǧlis al-Umma ; French Conseil de la nation ) is the upper house of the Parliament of Algeria . The National Council consists of 144 members, 46 of whom are directly appointed by the President and 96 are elected indirectly by the people through provincial councils. The regular term of office is six years, but the appointed members are changed after three years.

history

The National Council was established as part of a constitutional amendment in 1996. Before that, the country's legislature was a unicameral system . It exists alongside the National People's Assembly and can change legal texts.

composition

The 144 members of the National Council are predominantly male and there is a female share of 7.04% (10). The members of the National Council must:

After the election on December 29, 2012 the following composition resulted:

Political party MPs Remarks
Appointed Members 46
National Democratic Assembly 44
National Liberation Front 40
Independent 3
Movement for a Peaceful Society 2
Front of Socialist Forces 2
Algerian popular movement 1
AHD 54 1
Algerian National Front 1
Collection movement for culture and democracy 1
El-Mustakbel front 1
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Inter-Parliamentary Union , accessed May 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Description of the National Council , website of the Algerian embassy in Iran, accessed May 2015.