2021 Algerian parliamentary election
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Snap parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 12 June 2021 to elect all 407 members of the People's National Assembly. Initially expected to be held in 2022, the elections were brought forward following a constitutional amendment approved in a referendum in November 2020.
Background
2017 legislative election
The 2017 parliamentary elections were characterized by a low turnout of 35%, lower than the 43% turnout in the 2012 parliamentary elections. The ruling coalition, an alliance between the National Liberation Front (FLN) and the National Rally for Democracy (RND), retained the absolute majority of seats in the National People's Assembly, despite a sharp decline in seats won by FLN.
Society in Algeria has been tense for several years due to the fall in oil prices, as income from hydrocarbons represented 60% of the state budget. A large part of the population encountered economic difficulties because the prices of basic necessities were heavily subsidized by the state.
2019–20 Algerian protests
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, controversially elected in December 2019 following the protests known as "Hirak" ('The Movement'), initiated a constitutional reform at the start of his term which led to the holding of a referendum on November 1, 2020. President Tebboune declared that an early dissolution of the two chambers of parliament would take place in late 2020 if the new constitution was approved by voters. While the referendum was approved, the call for new election was delayed by Tebboune staying in Germany for over two months to get treatment for COVID-19.
Electoral system
Algeria has a bicameral parliament of which the People's National Assembly is the lower house. This is made up of 407 seats filled by proportional representation in 59 constituencies corresponding to the 58 Provinces (prefectures) of the country plus one constituency representing the diaspora.
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