President of Algeria
| President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | |
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| رئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية ( Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) | |
| Status | |
| Residence | El Mouradia Palace |
| Seat | Algiers, Algeria |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Algeria |
| Inaugural holder | Ahmed Ben Bella |
| Formation | 15 September 1963 |
| Deputy | President of the Council of the Nation |
| Salary | DA 700,000 monthly[1] |
| Website | Official Webpage |
| Standard Arabic | |
| Abjad | رئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية |
| Romanization | Ra’īs al-Jumhūriyyah al-Jazā’iriyyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah ash-Sha‘biyyah |
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The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (
Algerian People's National Armed Forces
.
The current president is Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who succeeded Abdelaziz Bouteflika on 19 December 2019.
History of the office
The Tripoli Program, which served as Algeria's constitution when it won its war for independence from
Houari Boumédienne and Chadli Bendjedid
. The constitution written in 1976 maintained the executive power of the Presidency, but the modifications of 1979 stripped the head of government status from the office.
Towards the end of the 1980s, there was a liberalization of the
protests
.
As provided for under Article 102 of the
Algerian Constitution, Abdelkader Bensalah, President of the Council of the Nation, became acting president of the country upon the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika on 2 April 2019.[3][4] His term could last for a maximum of 90 days, until elections, in which he could not participate, were held.[4]
The current president is Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who won the 2019 Algerian presidential election on 12 December and assumed the office on 19 December 2019.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Algeria. The term limit was reinstated in 2016.[5]
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelmadjid Tebboune | Independent | 4,945,116 | 58.15 | |
| Abdelkader Bengrina | El Binaa | 1,477,735 | 17.38 | |
| Ali Benflis | Talaie El Houriyate | 896,934 | 10.55 | |
| Azzedine Mihoubi | Democratic National Rally | 617,753 | 7.26 | |
| Abdelaziz Belaïd | El Moustakbal Front | 566,808 | 6.66 | |
| Spoiled ballots | 1,243,458 | – | ||
| Disputed votes | 11,588 | – | ||
| Total (excluding spoiled and disputed votes) | 8,504,346 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,474,161 | 39.93 | ||
| Source: Journal de Montreal,[6] | ||||
See also
- Politics of Algeria
- List of heads of state of Algeria
- Prime Minister of Algeria
- Vice President of Algeria
- Air transports of heads of state and government
References
- ^ "Algeria: what are the real salaries of its leaders?". Jeune Afrique (in French). 10 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Algerians to elect new parliament amid apathy, president's absence Reuters, 1 May 2017
- ^ "Algeria's next in line: Bouteflika loyalist Abdelkader Bensalah". France 24. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Algerian Constitutional Council declares presidency vacant". TASS. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ CHAFAI, Mohamed. "Abdelmadjid Tebboune elected president of the Republic with 58.15% of votes". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
External links
- Official website Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
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