Constitution of Algeria

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Constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Executive
Prime minister–led cabinet responsible to the lower house of the parliament
JudiciarySupreme Court
Last amended7 February 2016
Author(s)National Liberation Front

An Algerian Constitution was first adopted by a

Houari Boumédienne issued a second constitution in 1976, emphasizing the importance of socialism
and - formally - restoring political institutions to their primacy over the military establishment. (Boumédienne was then elected the country's second president, after having left the post vacant for eleven years.)

In 1986, Boumedienne's successor

freedom of expression, association, and assembly". A 1992 military coup introduced a state of emergency, which suspended parts of the new constitution, as the Algerian Civil War
began.

In 1996, the constitution was further modified, allowing the formation of political parties 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."

A further proposed revision, believed to be intended to remove the presidential term limit (Article 74) to allow the President to run for office indefinitely often, was discussed during 2006 by

Vice President
among other things.

Modifications to the Constitution

.

See also

External links

  • Texts of the Algerian Constitution (Arabic) (English Translation → link)
  • "Algerian constitution in English" (PDF). Constitution Project. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  • 1989 Constitution of Algeria (Arabic) (English Translation → link)

References

  1. ^ "Algerian Constitution of 2008". Algerian Embassy, UK. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  2. ^ "Algerian Constitution of 6 Mar 2016" (PDF). Joradp Algeria.