List of political parties in Algeria

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Algeria has a multi-party system with numerous political 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. The Algerian Constitution of 1996 bans the formation of any party "founded on a religious, linguistic, racial, sex, corporatist or regional basis" or violating "the fundamental liberties, the fundamental values and components of the national identity, the national unity, the security and integrity of the national territory, the independence of the country and the People's sovereignty as well as the democratic and republican nature of the State."

In Arabic, French, and English, major Algerian political parties are typically referred to by the three or four initials of their French names. (The Movement of Society for Peace, which uses an Arabic acronym, is an exception.) In formal contexts, however, their full names are used.

The parties

Parliamentary parties after 2021 election [1]

NameAbbr.LeaderPolitical
position
Ideology APN Council Alliances
National Liberation Front
Arabic : جبهة التحرير الوطني, romanized: Jabhatu at-Taḥrīri al-Waṭanī
French : Front de libération nationale
Berber languages : Tirni n Weslelli Aɣelnaw
FLN Abou El Fadhel Baadji  [ ar ] Big tent;
Centre to
centre-left
Arab nationalism
Pan-Arabism
Algerian nationalism
Arab socialism
Anti-Zionism
98 / 407
59 / 144
SI
(observer, 2013-19)
Movement of Society for Peace
Arabic : حركة مجتمع السلم, romanized: Harakat Mujtamaâ as-Silm
French : Mouvement de la société pour la paix
Berber languages : ⵀⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵎⵓⵊⵜⴰⵎⴰⵄ ⵙⵉⵍⵎ
MSP
Hims
Abdelaali Hassani Cherif  [ ar; fr ] [2] Right-wing Sunni Islamism
Islamic democracy
Pan-Islamism
Economic liberalism
Social conservatism
Anti-Western
Anti-Zionism
65 / 407
0 / 144
Muslim
Brotherhood
Democratic National Rally
Arabic : التجمع الوطني الديموقراطي, romanized: at-Tadschammuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī
French : Rassemblement national démocratique
Berber languages : Agraw aɣelnaw amagday
RND Tayeb Zitouni  [ fr ] Centre to
centre-right
Populism
Economic liberalism
58 / 407
28 / 144
CDI
Future Front
Arabic : جبهة المستقبل
French : Front El Moustakbal
FM Abdelaziz Belaïd  [ fr ] Centre Algerian nationalism
48 / 407
1 / 144
National Construction Movement
Arabic : حركة البناء الوطني, romanized: Harakat al-Bina' al-Watanii
French : Mouvement El-Bina
El-Bina Abdelkader Bengrina Right-wing Islamic democracy
Algerian nationalism
39 / 407
0 / 144
Voice of the People
Arabic : حزب صوت الشعب
French : Parti La Voix du peuple
PVP Lamine Osmani Right-wing nationalism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
3 / 407
0 / 144
Good Governance Front  [ ar ]
Arabic : جبهة الحكم الراشد
French : Front de la bonne gouvernance
FBG Aissa Belhadi
2 / 407
0 / 144
Justice and Development Front
Arabic : جبهة العدالة والتنمية
French : Front pour la justice et le développement
FJD Abdallah Djaballah Right-wing Islamic democracy
Algerian nationalism
2 / 407
0 / 144
Freedom and Juctice Party  [ ar ]
Arabic : حزب الحرية والعدالة
French : Parti de la liberté et de la justice
PLJ Djamel Benziadi Right-wing Islamic democracy
2 / 407
0 / 144
New Fajr Party
Arabic : حزب الفجر الجديد
French : Parti el Fadjr el Jadid
PFJ Tahar Benbaïbeche Right-wing Right-wing nationalism
Conservatism
2 / 407
0 / 144
New Generation  [ ar; fr ]
Arabic : جيل جديد, romanized: Jil Jadid
French : Jil Jadid
JJ Soufiane Djilali  [ fr ] Centre-left Social democracy
1 / 407
0 / 144
New Algeria Front
Arabic : جبهة الجزائر الجديدة
French : Front de l’Algérie nouvelle
FAN Djamel Benabdessalem
1 / 407
0 / 144
Dignity Party  [ ar ]
Arabic : حزب الكرامة, romanized: Hizb el-Karama
French : Parti Dignité
PD Mohamed Eddaoui Nasserism
1 / 407
0 / 144
Algerian National Front
Arabic : الجبهة الوطنية الجزائرية, romanized: Jabhah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Jazā'iriyyah
French : Front national algérien
FNA Moussa Touati  [ fr ] Right-wing National conservatism
1 / 407
0 / 144

Parties that boycotted the last elections

NameAbbr.LeaderPolitical
position
Ideology APN Council Alliances
Socialist Forces Front
Arabic : جبهة القوى الاشتراكية
French : Front des forces socialistes
Berber languages : Tirni Iɣallen Inemlayen
FFS
RƔN
Youcef Aouchiche  [ ar; fr ] Centre-left Social democracy
Algerianism
Berberism
Secularism
0 / 407
4 / 144
PA, SI
Movement for Democracy in Algeria
Arabic : الحركة من أجل الديمقراطية في الجزائر
French : Mouvement pour la démocratie en Algérie
MDA Left-wing Moderate Islamism
Islamic socialism
Progressivism
Arab nationalism
Algerian nationalism
Pan-Maghrebism
Anti-Zionism
0 / 407
0 / 144
Democratic and Social Movement
Arabic : الحركة الديمقراطية والاجتماعية
French : Mouvement Démocratique et Social
MDSHamid Ferhi Left-wing Socialism
Secularism
0 / 407
0 / 144
FDA
Rally for Culture and Democracy
Arabic : التجمع من أجل الثقافة والديمقراطية
Berber languages : ⴰⴽⵔⴰⵓ ⵉ ⵉⴷⵍⴻⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴽⴷⵓⵜ
French : Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie
RCD Atmane Mazouz  [ ar; fr ] Centre to Centre-left Liberalism
Social liberalism
Berberism
Algerian nationalism
Secularism
0 / 407
0 / 144
FDA
Socialist Workers Party
Arabic : حزب العمال الاشتراكي
French : Parti socialiste des travailleurs
Kabyle : Akabar Anemlay n Yixeddamen
PST Left-wing to far-left Internationalism
Marxism
Trotskyism
Socialism
Communism
Feminism
0 / 407
0 / 144
FDA, FI
Workers' Party
Arabic : حزب العمال
Berber languages : Akabar Ixeddamen
French : Parti des travailleurs
PT Louisa Hanoune Far-left Communism
Trotskyism
Proletarian internationalism
0 / 407
0 / 144
FDA, OJR

Other parties

Parties not legally recognized

Illegal parties

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