2026 Algerian parliamentary election
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2 July 2026
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Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Algeria on 2 July 2026.[1]
Background
[edit]The 2021 parliamentary elections saw voter boycotts and low turnout,[2] with the FLN winning a plurality of seats.[3] Abdelmadjid Tebboune was also re-elected for a second term as the president of Algeria in the 2024 presidential election.[4]
Algeria went through two separate diplomatic rows in 2025: The first with the Alliance of Sahel States over the downing of a Malian drone on 31 March near Tin Zaouatine,[5] and the second with France relating to the expulsion of French officials following the arrest of an Algerian consular official.[6] A second set of French diplomats were expelled in May 2025 after Algeria accused France of breaking procedures relating to the appointments of the new officials.[7]
In March 2026, during the month of Ramadan, Algerians struggled with a cost-of-living crisis, with violence breaking out in marketplaces and families struggling to afford rising food prices due to the depreciation of the dinar.[8]
Electoral system
[edit]Algeria has a bicameral parliament of which the People's National Assembly is the lower house. This is made up of 407 seats filled by proportional representation in 77 constituencies. These consist of the 69 provinces (wilayas) of the country and eight electoral zones representing the diaspora. Each constituency is allocated a number of seats according to its population: one seat per segment of 120,000 inhabitants, plus one seat for any remaining segment of 60,000 inhabitants, with a minimum of three seats per constituency.[9] The lists are open, with preferential voting, without mixing, and an electoral threshold of 5% of the votes cast,[10] after counting of the votes, the distribution of seats is done according to the method known as "the strongest remainder".[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Algerian Legislative Election, 2026". PoliGlobe.
- ^ Chikhi, Lamine; Ould Ahmed, Hamid (12 June 2021). "Low turnout as Algerians vote in parliamentary election". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ^ "Algeria's FLN wins most seats in parliament, election authority says". Euronews. Reuters. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ^ "Algeria's president sworn in for a second term after lopsided election". AP. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
With 7.7 million votes, the incumbent won 84.3% of the vote, surpassing his 2019 win by millions of votes and a double-digit margin.
- ^ "Drone downing sparks diplomatic fallout between Algeria and Sahel countries". AP. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
Algeria denied any wrongdoing in the drone incident and accused Mali of trying to redirect blame for its internal problems.
- ^ "Algeria expels 12 French officials as diplomatic tensions reignite". AP. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
The country's foreign affairs ministry said in a statement that French consular agents had been given 48 hours to leave the country.
- ^ "France expels Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat decision as their feud deepens". AP. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
Algeria said it expelled French officials on Sunday because France had broken procedures, including in how it assigned new diplomats to replace a different set that were expelled last month.
- ^ "Algerians struggle to afford Ramadan feasts as prices rise despite government pledges". AP. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
Food prices have soared, and tensions at marketplaces now occasionally erupt into violence.
- ^ Mostafa Ibnerradi (16 March 2021). "الرئيس الجزائري يصدر قانون الدوائر الانتخابية ويقلص مقاعد البرلمان". Al Araby (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Official journal of the Algerian Republic" (PDF). Official Journal of the Algerian Republic. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "ALGERIE (Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani), Système électoral". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Législatives anticipées en Algérie: Le nombre de députés réduit à 407". Observ Algérie (in French). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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