page_title: Politics of Algeria
section_title: People's National Assembly
hierarchical_section_title: Politics of Algeria / Parliament of Algeria / People's National Assembly
caption_attribution_description: More than 25,000 candidates from 44 political parties are vying for a seat in Algeria's People's National Assembly. www.magharebia.com/r/3vx5 يتنافس أزيد من 25 ألف مرشح من 44 حزبا سياسيا على مقعد في المجلس الشعبي الوطني الجزائري. www.magharebia.com/r/3vx6 Plus de 25 000 candidats issus des rangs de 44 partis politiques s'affrontent pour un siège à l'Assemblée populaire nationale. www.magharebia.com/r/3vx7
context_page_description: Politics of Algeria takes place in a framework of a constitutional semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Algeria is head of state while the Prime Minister of Algeria is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the People's National Assembly and the Council of the Nation. A legacy of Algeria's bloody War of Independence from France is a powerful military and security apparatus that put a high value on secrecy.
  Since 1988, parties other than the ruling FLN have been allowed and multiparty elections have been held, but freedom of political speech, protest and assembly is circumscribed, and the 2014 presidential election was boycotted by major opposition parties. Algeria has been called a "controlled democracy", or a state where the military and "a select group" of unelected civilians—reportedly known to Algerians as "le pouvoir" —make major decisions, such as who should be president.
  Since the early 1990s, a shift from a socialist to a free market economy has been ongoing with official support.
context_section_description: The People's National Assembly has less power relative to the executive branch than many parliaments and has been described as "rubber-stamping" laws proposed by the president.
  As of 2012 there were 462 seats in parliament. In the May 2012 election the government reported a 42.9% turnout, though the BBC reported that correspondents saw "only a trickle of voters" at polling places. In that election 44 political parties participated with the ruling National Liberation Front winning more than any other group—220 seats—and an alliance of moderate Islamists coming in second with 66 seats. The Islamists disputed the results.
caption: People's National Assembly building.
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