Council of the Nation
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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 | |
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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]