Democracy in Algeria

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 5.5 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Not Free
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

Freedom House 2018

Score:

5.5 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Not Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

3.56 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

128

Polity IV 2016

Score:

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Open Anocracy

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

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