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Presidential elections were held in Algeria on April 8, 2004. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Politics of Algeria takes place in a framework of a presidential Republic, whereby the President of Algeria is both Head of state and Head The Algerian Constitution was first established in 1963 following the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62 originally it was to be drafted by a constitutional assembly led The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces Abdelaziz Bouteflika (abdəlazɪz butəflika ( عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2 1937 in Oujda, Morocco) has been the President The Prime Minister is the head of government of Algeria. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Algeria, along with other ministers and members Abdelaziz Belkhadem (عبد العزيز بلخادم (born November 8 1945) is an Algerian politician who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from 2006 The Parliament of Algeria consists of two chambers The Council of the Nation ( Upper Chamber) The People's The Council of the Nation ( al-Majlis al-Umma) is the Upper house of the Algerian Parliament. The People's National Assembly ( al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani) is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. Algeria has a Multi-party system with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone and parties must work with each other to form Coalition governments Algeria elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Legislative elections were held in Algeria on 17 May 2007. 24 political parties and around 100 independent lists with a total of more than 12000 candidates A constitutional referendum will be held in Algeria in 2008 The changes proposed include allowing a third presidential term and changing from a Semi-presidential system ||-|} Algeria is currently divided into 48 Wilayas ( Provinces, 553 Daïras ( circles, or Counties) and 1541 Baladiyahs This is a list of all communes in the North African country of Algeria, currently ( there are 1541 communes in the country the Population data is from Algeria has traditionally practiced an activist foreign policy and in the 1960s and 1970s was noted for its support of Third World policies and independence movements Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The incumbent president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was re-elected with 85. Abdelaziz Bouteflika (abdəlazɪz butəflika ( عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2 1937 in Oujda, Morocco) has been the President 0 percent of the vote.
Candidates
- Ali Benflis: candidate of the originally socialist ex-sole-party Front for National Liberation (FLN)
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika: candidate of a coalition including the Islamist Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP) and the National Rally for Democracy Assembly (RND), as well as a dissident faction of the National Liberation Front (FLN)
- Abdallah Djaballah: candidate of the Islamic El Islah Movement
- Ali Fawzi Rebaine: candidate of the Ahd 54 Party
- Louisa Hanoune: candidate of the Trotskyist Workers' Party
- Said Sadi: candidate of the secularist Rally for Culture and Democracy
Results
Enrolled voters: 18,097,255
Votes cast: 10,508,777 (58. Ali Benflis (أحمد بن فليس (born September 8, 1944 in Batna) is a politician in Algeria and former Prime Minister from 2000 Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The National Liberation Front ( Arabic: جبهة التحرير الوطني transliterated: Jabhat al-Taḩrīr al-Waţanī French: Front Abdelaziz Bouteflika (abdəlazɪz butəflika ( عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2 1937 in Oujda, Morocco) has been the President The Movement for the Society of Peace ( French: Mouvement de la société pour la paix, Arabic: Harakat Moudjtamaa As-Silm حركة مجتمع The National Rally for Democracy (In Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي French, Rassemblement National Démocratique, thus RND is Saad Abdallah Djaballah (سعد عبدالله جابالله born May 2, 1956 in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement The Movement for National Reform (el-Islah is a moderate Islamist Political party in Algeria. Ali Fawzi Rebaine ( علي فوزي رباعين) (b January 24, 1955 in Alger) is the leader of the Ahd 54 Political party Ahd 54 (Arabic عهد 54 "Generation of '54" is a minor Algerian party led by human rights-activist Ali Fawzi Rebaine, who claims to have founded the first Louisa Hanoune ( Arabic:لويزة حنون (born 7 April 1954 in Jijel) is head of Algeria 's Workers' Party (Parti The Workers' Party ( French: Parti des Travailleurs, Arabic Hizb al-Ummal حزب العمال is a Trotskyist Political party Saïd Sadi ( Kabyle: Saεid Saεdi) (born 26 August 1947 in Aghribs, near Azazga) is an Algerian Psychiatrist The Rally for Culture and Democracy ( French: Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie, RCD) is a Political party in Algeria 1%)
Invalid votes: 329,075 (3. 1%)
Valid votes cast: 10,179,702
| Candidates - Nominating parties | votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika - National Rally for Democracy | 8,651,723 | 85. Abdelaziz Bouteflika (abdəlazɪz butəflika ( عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2 1937 in Oujda, Morocco) has been the President The National Rally for Democracy (In Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي French, Rassemblement National Démocratique, thus RND is 0 |
| Ali Benflis - National Liberation Front | 653,951 | 6. Ali Benflis (أحمد بن فليس (born September 8, 1944 in Batna) is a politician in Algeria and former Prime Minister from 2000 The National Liberation Front ( Arabic: جبهة التحرير الوطني transliterated: Jabhat al-Taḩrīr al-Waţanī French: Front 4 |
| Abdallah Djaballah - Movement for National Reform | 511,526 | 5. Saad Abdallah Djaballah (سعد عبدالله جابالله born May 2, 1956 in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement The Movement for National Reform (el-Islah is a moderate Islamist Political party in Algeria. 0 |
| Said Sadi - Rally for Culture and Democracy | 197,111 | 1. Saïd Sadi ( Kabyle: Saεid Saεdi) (born 26 August 1947 in Aghribs, near Azazga) is an Algerian Psychiatrist The Rally for Culture and Democracy ( French: Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie, RCD) is a Political party in Algeria 9 |
| Louisa Hanoune - Workers' Party | 101,630 | 1. Louisa Hanoune ( Arabic:لويزة حنون (born 7 April 1954 in Jijel) is head of Algeria 's Workers' Party (Parti The Workers' Party ( French: Parti des Travailleurs, Arabic Hizb al-Ummal حزب العمال is a Trotskyist Political party 0 |
| Ali Fawzi Rebaine - Ahd 54 | 63,761 | 0. Ali Fawzi Rebaine ( علي فوزي رباعين) (b January 24, 1955 in Alger) is the leader of the Ahd 54 Political party Ahd 54 (Arabic عهد 54 "Generation of '54" is a minor Algerian party led by human rights-activist Ali Fawzi Rebaine, who claims to have founded the first 6 |
| Total (turnout 58. 1 %) | 10,179,702 |
Comments
There were about 130 official foreign observers in Algeria for these elections, which followed more than a decade of civil conflict. The Algerian Civil War was an armed conflict between the Algerian government and various Islamist rebel groups which began in 1991 Delegations of observers came from the Arab League, the African Union, the United Nations, the European Parliament and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53 African The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU
An OSCE spokesman said its small election monitoring team observed no obvious electoral fraud, and that the election, while not perfect, was excellent by regional standards and that it is "pretty clear" the results reflected the views of the Algerian people. Election monitoring is the observation of an Election by one or more independent parties typically from another country or a Non-governmental organization (NGO Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election.
However, the Kabyle population boycotted the elections following the Arouch directives, only 10% (officially) of them went to vote. The Kabyles ( Iqvaylyen or Iqbayliyen in Kabyle, iqβajlijən are a Berber people whose traditional Homeland is highlands of The Arouch Movement, Berber Arouch Citizen's Movement, or simply Arouch, is an organization representing Algerian Berbers.
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