The Parliament of Algeria is the legislative body of Algeria, consisting of two chambers [1] : the Council of the Nation and the National People’s Assembly . Legislative power in Algeria split into two houses in 1996.
| Parliament of Algeria | |
|---|---|
| Arab. البرلمان الجزائري | |
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| Type of | |
| Type of | bicameral parliament |
| Chambers | Council of the Nation (upper) Algeria National People's Assembly (lower) |
| Guide | |
| Speaker of the Council of the Nation | Abdel Kader Bensalach |
| Structure | |
| Last election | May 10, 2012 |
| Site | |
| National People's Assembly Council of the Nation | |
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Council of the Nation
The Council of the Nation is the upper house of the Algerian parliament and has 144 seats. 48 members of the Council of the Nations are appointed by the President of Algeria, and the rest, that is 96, are elected by vote. [2] The board is updated every 1.5 years. The term of office is 6 years.
National Assembly
The National People's Assembly is the lower house of the Algerian parliament and consists of 462 members, 8 of whom are Algerians living abroad. The members of the meeting are directly elected by the population. The term of office is 5 years. [3]
See also
Algeria's foreign policy
Notes
- ↑ "Embassy of Algeria in Iran - Political Institution - The National People's Assembly." algeriaemb.ir. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- ↑ The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency . www.cia.gov. Date of appeal February 15, 2018.
- ↑ EU-Turn. Algeria, Elections and Parliament | Institut MEDEA (unopened) (inaccessible link) . www.medea.be. Date of treatment February 15, 2018. Archived November 10, 2016.