Council of the Nation
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Parliament of Algeria |
| History | |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Leadership | |
Salah Goudjil since 9 April 2019 | |
Vice president | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 144 members [1] |
Political groups | Government (139)
Opposition (4)
Others (1)
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| Elections | |
| Two-round indirect election (2/3) Appointed by the president of Algeria (1/3) | |
Last election | 5 February 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palace of the Council of the Nation, Algiers | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 Algeria portal |
The Council of the Nation (Arabic: مجلس الأمة, romanized: Majlis al-Ummah) is the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 144 members, 2/3 of which are elected indirectly and 1/3 of which are appointed by the president of Algeria.[2]
Abdelkader Bensalah was elected as President of the Council of the Nation on July 2, 2002, re-elected on January 11, 2007 and January 10, 2008. Zohra Drif was elected as Vice President of the Council of the Nation on September 10, 2002, re-elected on March 7, 2007 and March 8, 2008.
They were last elected on 5 February 2022.[3]
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- ^ "CIA World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Algérie: les élections sénatoriales convoquées pour le 5 février 2022". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-02-08.