Algeria's FLN party looses its senate majority
The FLN,won 17 out of the 48 seats that were submitted to a vote. It now has a total of 39 seats, down from its previous 56 in the 144-seat upper house.It has a majority in the lower house of parliament with 208 of 462 seats.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Algeria-s-FLN-p...
The Rally for National Democracy (RND) of former premier Ahmed Ouyahia, won 24 seats, an interior ministry statement was quoted as saying. The RND now has 44 seats in the senate and is the leading party in the upper house.
The senate or National Council is composed of two-thirds elected senators (96 members) and one-third (48) appointed by the head of state.
Loosing in the last elections for the lower house, the Islamist party the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), had fielded candidates in 21 wilayas but failed to win a seat. The Socialist Forces Front (FFS) of Hocine Aït Ahmed won two seats at stake in the departments of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia in Kabylia.
Tensions within the FLN have surrounded the Secretary General Abdelaziz Belkhadem for sometime. Le Matin however says that the governing coalition of the FLN and RND which supports President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not be affected. Liberte asks whether, following the passing of the organic law legalising new political parties,the Algerians really want to open up the political field as too many parties dilutes the political process. The final official results will be announced by the Constitutional council in the next three days.
The senate or National Council is composed of two-thirds elected senators (96 members) and one-third (48) appointed by the head of state.
Loosing in the last elections for the lower house, the Islamist party the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), had fielded candidates in 21 wilayas but failed to win a seat. The Socialist Forces Front (FFS) of Hocine Aït Ahmed won two seats at stake in the departments of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia in Kabylia.
Tensions within the FLN have surrounded the Secretary General Abdelaziz Belkhadem for sometime. Le Matin however says that the governing coalition of the FLN and RND which supports President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not be affected. Liberte asks whether, following the passing of the organic law legalising new political parties,the Algerians really want to open up the political field as too many parties dilutes the political process. The final official results will be announced by the Constitutional council in the next three days.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Algeria-s-FLN-p...