No wilaya has less than four seats. The election is based on proportional representation. Voting is not compulsory. Despite that these elections were monitored by hundreds of national and international observers, the opposition parties alleged irregularities and fraud. UN observers noted that some voting conditions could not fully guarantee neutrality in the voting process.
Voting is compulsory.
Any law approved by the National Assembly must then be approved with a majority of three-quarters by the Council of State.