Editing Politics of Algeria (section)

==Parliament of Algeria==
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===People's National Assembly===
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[[File:Assemblée populaire nationale (Algérie).jpg|thumb|[[People's National Assembly building (Algiers)]].]]
The [[People's National Assembly]] has less power relative to the executive branch than many parliaments and has been described as "rubber-stamping" laws proposed by the president.<ref name=bbc/>

As of 2012 there were 462 seats in parliament. In the May 2012 election the government reported a 42.9% turnout, though the BBC reported that correspondents saw "only a trickle of voters" at polling places.<ref name=bbc>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18016899  Algeria votes in parliamentary elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415130834/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18016899 |date=2019-04-15 }} 10 May 2012</ref> In that election 44 political parties participated with the ruling [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|National Liberation Front]] winning more than any other group—220 seats—and an alliance of moderate Islamists coming in second with 66 seats. The Islamists disputed the results.<ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Algerias-Moderate-Islamist-Coalition-Suffers-Setback-151141215.html Ruling Party Wins Big in Algerian Elections]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}| voanews.com| May 11, 2012
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===Council of the Nation===
{{Main|Council of the Nation}}