Constitution of Algeria
Constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | ||
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Executive Prime minister–led cabinet responsible to the lower house of the parliament | | |
Judiciary | Supreme Court | |
Last amended | 7 February 2016 | |
Author(s) | National Liberation Front |
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League |
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Algeria portal |
This article needs to be updated.(January 2011) |
An Algerian Constitution was first adopted by a
In 1986, Boumedienne's successor
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
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
- ^ "Algerian Constitution of 2008". Algerian Embassy, UK. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ "Algerian Constitution of 6 Mar 2016" (PDF). Joradp Algeria.