Abdelkhader Bensalah was elected as President of the Council of the Nation on July 2, 2002, re-elected on January 11, 2007 and January 10, 2008.
Abdelkhader Bensalah được bầu làm Chủ tịch Hội đồng Dân tộc từ 2/7/2002, tái đắc cử 11/11/2007 và 10/1/2008.