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, established in 2012. Its official slogan is "Loyalty – Hope – Building".

History

The TAJ party was founded in 2012 in the aftermath of the Arab Spring protests within Algeria. It was founded by Amar Ghoul, a former member of the Islamist

, who left the party that same year to start his own. According to the party charter, the TAJ party was founded as response to the national, regional and international changes in the political reality and to the popular demands within Algeria for political reform. He has since served in several ministerial positions in the Algerian government, such as the Minister of Transport and the Minister of National Planning, Tourism and Craft Industry. He is known for having close ties with the Bouteflika government. Prior to the 2019-2020 Algerian protests, he strongly supported a fourth term for reigning President

Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...

, and was known for being a personal friend of the president's brother,

Saïd Bouteflika Saïd Bouteflika ( ar, سعيد بوتفليقة; ber, ⵙⵄⵉⴷ ⴰⵠⵓⵜⴼⵉⵇⴰ; born January 1958) is an Algerian politician and academic. He is the brother and was a special adviser of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in his former role as Pr ...

. The party ran for the first time in the 2017 Algerian parliamentary elections and gained 19 seats in the

, or 4.18% of the vote. In July 2019, Ghoul was arrested under corruption charges and ceased functioning as leader of the party. In September 2020, Fatma-Zohra Zerouati was unanimously elected as the new leader of the party. The party ran in the 2021 Algerian legislative elections but did not receive enough votes for a seat in parliament.

Ideology

In its charter, the TAJ party defines itself as a big tent Algerian nationalist party, seeking to unite within it all parts of Algerian society, whether "Islamists, Nationalists or Democrats". It states that it seeks to provide a solution for the "real problems of the citizens", while creating a new, unifying political atmosphere and moving away from ideological conflicts towards constructive political discussions. The party presents its core principles as based upon

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, the cultural heritage of the Algerian people and

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values and experiences. It defines its values as consisting of: Man, the Family, Society, the State, Liberty, Justice, Human Rights, Citizenship, Science, Work, Authenticity and Modernity, Moderation, Constructive Participation and Peaceful Coexistence. With these goals, principles and values it seeks to "build a safe, stable, developed, strong and innovative Algeria."

References

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External links

TAJ Party Charter
(in French)
Facebook page of the TAJ party
(in Arabic)

Amar Ghoul - Personal Website
Political parties in Algeria Algerian nationalism Political parties established in 2012 2012 establishments in Algeria