Tagged: Algeria
Conrad Omodiagbe
Algeria Gets New Election Date
The president of Algeria has announced early parliamentary elections set to take place on June 12, as part of his government’s efforts at addressing demands of pro-democracy protesters whose protests ousted his predecessor. President Abdelmajid Tebboune had announced last month that he would dissolve parliament to open the way for a new batch of candidates […]
Farida Adamu
Algeria Dissolves Parliament, Calls Election
The President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament, calling for early legislative elections. “I decided to dissolve the assembly and call elections to build a new institution,” he said, explaining that the dissolution decision was part of reforms after amendments to the constitution in November last year. He also ordered the release of 60 detainees […]
Farida Adamu
Understanding the Algerian Political Tension
Political tension and unrest have been prominent in the Algerian political landscape over the past few months. Unending protests, which started in February 2019, led to the resignation of long-term President Abdoulazez Bouteflika in April 2019. However, this is not the first time civil agitations have led to political or constitutional changes. In 1988 riots in Algeria […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Algeria To Review Its Electoral Laws
Ahead of the November referendum in Algeria, the country’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has created a new National Commission charged with the task of reviewing its election laws in a bid to prepare a draft version of the organic law on the country’s electoral system. The commission’s charge, contained in a statement made public by the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Protests in Algeria After Presidential Election
Protests have continued in Algeria after the December 12 Presidential election which installed former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune in office. The protests which began shortly after the then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced in February that he would seek a fifth term in office have now entered into the 11th month. Protesters had demanded an overhaul of […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
2019 Algeria Presidential Election
On the 12th of December, Algerians went to the polls to select one of the five candidates vying for the country’s presidential seat in the country’s overdue presidential election. The election took place against a backdrop of protests which began in February following erstwhile President Bouteflika’s attempt to seek a fifth term in office. This […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Algeria’s Interim Leader Sets Election Date
The interim president of Algeria, Abdelkader Bensalah, has announced that presidential elections will be held in the country on the 12th of December this year. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, the 15th of September. This comes after the Army Chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah made the […]