Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 5.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
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| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 3.56 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 128 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 2 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Open Anocracy
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Political System
| System of Government | Semi-Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
| Last Presidential Election | 2014 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2019 |
| Presidential Term Limits | None |
| System of appointment to legislature |
Lower Chamber: party list proportional representation through multi-seat constituencies (Wilaya) Upper Chamber: two thirds indirectly elected and one third appointed by president |
| Last Legislative Election |
2017 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2022 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower Chamber: 462Upper Chamber: 144 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | Yes: Reserved seats |
Results
| Last presidential election (2014) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round not needed | |
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika | 81.53 | |
| Ali Benflis | 12.18 | |
| Abdelaziz Belaid | 3.36 | |
| Louisa Hanoune | 1.37 | |
| Ali Fawzi Rebaine | 0.99 | |
| Moussa Touati | 0.56 | |
| Last legislative election (2017) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| National Liberation Front | 25.99 | 164 |
| National Rally for Democracy | 14.91 | 100 |
| MSP–FC | 6.09 | 33 |
| Rally for Hope for Algeria | 4.18 | 19 |
| Future Front | 4.11 | 14 |
| Algerian Popular Movement | 3.73 | 13 |
| Ennahda–FJD | 3.70 | 15 |
| Workers’ Party | 2.97 | 11 |
| Socialist Forces Front | 2.36 | 14 |
| National Republican Alliance | 1.87 | 6 |
| Freedom and Justice Party | 1.37 | 2 |
| New Dawn | 1.28 | 1 |
| Dignity Party | 1.26 | 3 |
| Movement for National Reform | 1.19 | 1 |
| El Fath | 1.07 | 1 |
| Rally for Culture and Democracy | 1.02 | 9 |
| National Front for Social Justice | 0.99 | 1 |
| Party of Youth | 0.98 | 2 |
| Movement of National Understanding | 0.80 | 4 |
| New Algeria Front | 0.76 | 1 |
| Ahd 54 | 0.65 | 2 |
| Republican Patriotic Rally | 0.63 | 2 |
| El-Infitah Movement | 0.59 | 2 |
| National Struggle Front | 0.54 | 2 |
| Union of Democratic and Social Forces | 0.52 | 1 |
| National Front for Freedom | 0.49 | 1 |
| Free Democratic Front | 0.45 | 2 |
| National Party for Solidarity and Development | 0.44 | 2 |
| Party of Algerian Renewal | 0.38 | 1 |
| National Assembly Union | 0.27 | 1 |
| National Union for Development | 0.23 | 1 |
| National Movement of Algerian Workers | 0.22 | 1 |
| Movement of Free Citizens | 0.22 | 1 |
| Equity and Proclamation Party | 0.21 | 1 |
| Algerian National Front |
13.54 |
0 |
| Other parties | 0 | |
| Independents | 28 |