1995 Algerian presidential election

1995 Algerian presidential election

← 1988 16 November 1995 1999 →
Registered15,969,904
Turnout75.69%
 
Nominee Liamine Zéroual Mahfoud Nahnah
Party Independent MSP
Popular vote 7,088,618 2,971,974
Percentage 61.01% 25.58%

President before election

Chadli Bendjedid
FLN

Elected President

Liamine Zéroual
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 16 November 1995, in the midst of the Algerian Civil War. The result was a victory for Liamine Zeroual, head of the High Council of State at the time, who won 61% of the vote. The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria threatened to kill anyone who voted, with the slogan "one vote, one bullet", but official voter turnout was 76%.