The Algerian Movement for Justice and Development (, MAJD) is a political party in Algeria.

History

The party was founded on 5 November 1990 by former Prime Minister

Kasdi Merbah Kasdi Merbah ( ar, قاصدي مرباح, 16 April 1938 – 21 August 1993), whose real name is Abdallah Khalef, was an Algerian politician who served as Head of Government between 5 November 1988 and 9 September 1989 when he was a member of the ...

after he left the National Liberation Front (FLN) in October.Frank Tachau (1994) ''Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa'', Greenwood Press, pp43–44 Led by Merbah, it was effectively a vehicle for his political ambitions; although he had become isolated within the FLN, the policies of MAJD were little different, and its membership consisted largely of his friends and former FLN and Sécurité Militaire associates. In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party received only 0.4% of the vote and failed to win a seat, although the results were later annulled. Merbah was later assassinated on 21 August 1993. As of 2014 the party was led by Abdullah Gaballah.

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{{Algerian political parties Political parties in Algeria 1990 establishments in Algeria Political parties established in 1990