1995 Algerian presidential election

1995 Algerian presidential election

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Registered	15,969,904
Turnout	75.69%
Nominee Liamine Zéroual Mahfoud Nahnah Saïd Sadi Party Independent MSP RCD Popular vote 7,088,618 2,971,974 1,115,796 Percentage 61.01% 25.58% 9.60%
President before election Chadli Bendjedid FLN Elected President Liamine Zéroual Independent

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 16 November 1995, in the midst of the Algerian Civil War. The result was a victory for Liamine Zeroual, head of the High Council of State at the time, who won 61% of the vote. The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria threatened to kill anyone who voted, with the slogan "one vote, one bullet", but official voter turnout was 76%.

The election took place amid boycotts by opposition parties and death threats from Islamic militants. ^[1]

Candidates

• Liamine Zeroual, independent
• Mahfoud Nahnah, candidate of the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP)
• Said Sadi, candidate of the secularist Rally for Culture and Democracy
• Noureddine Boukrouh  [ fr ], candidate of the Party of Algerian Renewal (PRA)

Conduct

Delegations of observers came from the Arab League, the African Union, and the United Nations, and reported no major problems. The Armed Islamic Group had threatened to kill voters, but the elections passed with few attacks. Voter turnout was high, despite the three largest parties of the 1991 parliamentary elections (the Islamic Salvation Front, National Liberation Front and Socialist Forces Front) calling for a boycott.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Liamine Zéroual	Independent	7,088,618	61.01
	Mahfoud Nahnah	Movement of Society for Peace	2,971,974	25.58
	Saïd Sadi	Rally for Culture and Democracy	1,115,796	9.60
	Noureddine Boukrouh  [ fr ]	Party of Algerian Renewal	443,144	3.81
Total			11,619,532	100.00
Valid votes			11,619,532	96.13
Invalid/blank votes			467,749	3.87
Total votes			12,087,281	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			15,969,904	75.69
Source: Algeria Official Journal

References

1. "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy. 7 (1). 1996. ISSN   1086-3214.