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 (as of 1996) allows the formation of any party not "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
| Short nam | English name | Arabic name | French name | Leader | Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLN | National Liberation Front | جبهة التحرير الوطني (Jabhat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭaniyy) | Front de Libération Nationale | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | http://www.pfln.dz/ | |
| PT | Workers' Party | حزب العمّال (Ḥizb al-`Ummāl) | Parti des Travailleurs | Louisa Hanoune | http://www.pt.dz/ | |
| RND | National Rally for Democracy | التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي (at-Tajammu` al-Waṭaniyy ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyy) | Rassemblement National Démocratique | Ahmed Ouyahia | ||
| RCD | Rally for Culture and Democracy | التجمع من أجل الثقافة والديمقراطية (at-Tajammu` min 'ajl aṯ-Ṯaqāfah wad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah) | Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie | Said Sadi | http://www.rcd-algerie.org/ | |
| El Islah/MRN/MI | Movement for National Reform | حركة الإصلاح الوطني (Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy) | Mouvement El Islah/Mouvement du Rénouveau National | Abdallah Djaballah | http://www.elislah.net/ | |
| Hamas/HMS/MSP | Movement of Society for Peace | حركة مجتمع السلم (Ḥarakat Mujtama` as-Silm) | Mouvement de la Societé pour la Paix | Bouguerra Soltani | http://www.hmsalgeria.net/ | |
| FNA | Algerian National Front | الجبهة الوطنية الجزائرية (al-Jabhah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Jazā'iriyyah) | Front National Algérien | Moussa Touati | http://www.fna.dz/ | |
| Ennahda (MN) | Islamic Renaissance Movement | حركة النهضة (Ḥarakat an-Nahḍah) | Mouvement Ennahda/Mouvement de la Renaissance Islamique | Lahbib Adami | ||
| PRA | Party of Algerian Renewal | حزب التجديد الجزائري (Ḥizb at-Tajdīd al-Jazā'iriyy) | Parti du Rénouveau Algérien | Yacine Terkmane | ||
| MEN | Movement of National Understanding | حركة الوفاق الوطني (Ḥarakat al-Wifāq al-Waṭaniyy) | Mouvement de l'Entente Nationale | Ali Boukhazna | ||
| MNJA | El-Infitah Movement | ? | Mouvement El Infitah | Naima Farhi | ||
| MPA | Algerian Popular Movement | الحركة الشعبية الجزائرية (Ḥarakat al-Sha'abiyah al-Jazā'iriyy) | Mouvement Populaire Algérien | Amara Benyounes | http://www.mpa-dz.org/ | |
Parties that boycotted the last elections
| Short name | English name | Arabic name | French name | Leader | Site |
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| FFS | Front of Socialist Forces | جبهة القوى الاشتراكية (Jabhat al-Quwā al-Ištirākiyyah) | Front des Forces Socialistes | Hocine Aït Ahmed | http://www.ffs-dz.net/ |
| MDA | Movement for Democracy in Algeria | الحركة من أجل الديمقراطية في الجزائر (al-Ḥarakah min 'ajl ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah fī al-Jazā'ir) | Mouvement pour la démocratie en Algérie | Ahmed Ben Bella | |
Other parties
- PNA (Algerian National Party) الحزب الوطني الجزائري (El-Hizb El-Watani El-Djazairy )
- Ahd 54
- Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti Algérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme)
- The Cause (Essabil)
- National Republican Alliance (ANR)
- Natural Law Party (Parti de la Loi Naturelle)
- Socialist Workers' Party (Algeria)
- National Party for Solidarity and Development, PNSD
Parties not legally recognized
Illegal parties
- Hizb ut-Tahrir
- FIS: Islamic Salvation Front (Front Islamique du Salut)
