Democratic National Rally
(Redirected from
National Rally for Democracy (Algeria)
)
Democratic National Rally
| |
|---|---|
Centre-right | |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colors | |
| Council of the Nation | 21 / 144 |
| People's National Assembly | 58 / 407 |
| People's Provincial Assemblies | 527 / 2,004 |
| Municipalities | 451 / 1,540 |
| People's Municipal Assemblies | 6,521 / 24,876 |
| Website | |
| rnd | |
The Democratic National Rally (
Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي, RND) is a political party in Algeria. The party held its Second Congress on 15–17 May 2003.[2]
History
The RND was founded on 21 February 1997 in the midst of the
Movement for the Society of Peace
.
The
1991-1992 national legislative elections". That election was canceled by a military coup and the civil war that followed killed as many 200,000 Algerians,[3] but once the Islamist insurgents were pacified to a large degree, the "FLN regained its place as the majority and ruling party".[4]
RND Secretary-General Ahmed Ouyahia was appointed as prime minister on 23 June 2008.[5]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
|
Abdelaziz Bouteflika | 8,651,723 | 84.99% | Elected 
|
2019
|
Azzedine Mihoubi | 617,753 | 7.26% | Lost 
|
People's National Assembly elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997
|
Ahmed Ouyahia | 3,533,434 | 33.7% | 156 / 380
|
 156
|
1st
|
2002
|
610,461 | 8.2% | 47 / 389
|
 109
|
3rd
| |
2007
|
597,712 | 10.44% | 62 / 386
|
15
|
2nd
| |
2012
|
524,057 | 6.86% | 68 / 462
|
6
|
 2nd
| |
2017
|
964,560 | 14.91% | 97 / 462
|
32
|
2nd
| |
2021
|
Tayeb Zitouni | 198,758 | 4.31% | 58 / 407
|
39
|
3rd
|
See also
References
- ^ DIMINISHING RETURNS: ALGERIA'S 2002 LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS (PDF) (Report). ICG Middle East Briefing. Algiers/Brussels: International Crisis Group. 24 June 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via ETH Zurich.
- ^ "RND - Historique" Archived 7 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, RND website, 10 October 2006 (in French).
- ^ Ajami, Fouad (27 January 2010). "The Furrows of Algeria". New Republic. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "National Rally for Democracy (RND)". Berkley Center. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Ahmed Ouyahia Secrétaire Général du RND Chef du Gouvernement" Archived 1 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, RND website, 24 June 2008 (in French).
