Algerian legislative election, 1997

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Algerian legislative election, 1997

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  1991 5 June 1997 2002  

All 231 seats to the People's National Assembly
116 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
  Liamine Zeroual.jpg No image.svg
Leader Liamine Zéroual Mahfoud Nahnah Boualem Benhamouda
Party RND MSP FLN
Last election - 0 15
Seats won156 69 62
Seat changeIncrease2.svg156Increase2.svg69Increase2.svg47
Popular vote3,533,434 1,553,154 1,497,285
Percentage33.7% 14.8% 14.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg33.7%Increase2.svg9.4%Decrease2.svg9.1%

Prime Minister before election

Ahmed Ouyahia
RND

Elected Prime Minister

Ahmed Ouyahia
RND

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Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 5 June 1997. The result was a victory for the National Rally for Democracy (RND), a new party created in early 1997 for President Zéroual's supporters, which won 156 out of 380 seats. They were followed by the Movement of Society for Peace (as Hamas had been required to rename itself) with 69 seats, the FLN (62), and the Islamist Ennahda (34). The two Berberist parties, FFS and RCD, got 20 and 19 seats respectively. Views on this election were mixed; most major opposition parties filed complaints, and the success of the extremely new RND raised eyebrows. The RND, FLN, and MSP formed a coalition government, with the RND's Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister.

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Voter turnout was 65.6%. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
National Rally for Democracy 3,533,43433.7156
Movement of Society for Peace 1,553,15414.869
National Liberation Front 1,497,28514.362
Islamic Renaissance Movement 915,4468.734
Socialist Forces Front 527,8485.020
Rally for Culture and Democracy 442,2714.219
National Republican Alliance 208,3792.00
Workers' Party 194,4931.94
Party of Algerian Renewal 197,2621.90
National Movement of Algerian Youth97,8750.90
Movement of National Understanding 83,9390.80
Algerian Rally 79,5540.80
Progressive Republican Party 65,3710.63
Algerian Movement for Justice and Development61,8290.60
National Constitutional Rally55,5530.50
Democratic Youth Movement54,9290.50
Amal Party 53,6210.50
Union for Democracy and Freedom 51,0900.51
Liberal Social Party 36,3740.41
Algerian Liberal Party327,4123.10
National Alliance of Independent Democrats
National Bloc
Front of Democratic Algerians
Jihad Front for National Unity
Popular Forces' Front
National Boumedienist Front
National Movement for Nature and Development
Algerian People's Movement
Social Movement for Authenticity
Algerian Party for Justice and Progress
Social Justice Party
Liberal Just Party
Socialist National Democratic Party
National Solidarity and Development Party
Republican Party
Social Democratic Party
Workers' Socialist Party
People's Unity Party
Algerian National Rally
Independents459,2334.411
Invalid/blank votes502,787--
Total10,999,139100380
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 ISBN   0-19-829645-2