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Local elections were held in Algeria on 12 June 1990, [1] the first multi-party elections since independence in 1962. The result was a victory for the Islamic Salvation Front, which won majorities on more than half of the Popular Communal Assemblies and Popular Wilaya Assemblies, receiving around 70% of the vote in Algiers, Constantine and Oran. [1]
The results were considered a decisive defeat for the FLN, which ruled Algeria since its independence in 1962. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Councils | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Salvation Front | 4,331,472 | 54.2 | 5,987 | 856 | |
| National Liberation Front | 2,245,798 | 28.1 | 4,799 | 486 | |
| Rally for Culture and Democracy | 166,104 | 2.1 | 623 | 87 | |
| National Party for Solidarity and Development | 131,100 | 1.6 | 134 | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 84,029 | 1.1 | 65 | 2 | |
| Party of Algerian Renewal | 65,450 | 0.8 | 61 | 2 | |
| Socialist Vanguard Party | 24,190 | 0.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 5,367 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Independents | 931,278 | 11.7 | 1,427 | 106 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 391,972 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 8,366,760 | 100 | 13,113 | 1,541 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,841,769 | 65.2 | – | – | |
| Source: Tachau | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Councils | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Salvation Front | 31 | ||||
| National Liberation Front | 6 | ||||
| Rally for Culture and Democracy | 1 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | ||||
| No overall control | 9 | ||||
| Total | 48 | ||||
| Source: Tachau | |||||
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