The Council of the Nation ( ar, مجلس الأمة, Majlis al-Ummah) is the

upper house An upper house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smalle ...

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 The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces. History of the office The Tripoli Program, whi ...

Abdelkader Bensalah Abdelkader Bensalah ( ar, عبد القـادر بن صالح, ʿAbd āl-Qādar bin Ṣāliḥ, 24 November 1941 – 22 September 2021) was an Algerian politician. He served as the President of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the ...

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 Zohra Drif Bitat ( ar, زهرة ظريف بيطاط, Zuhra Ḍrīf Bīṭāṭ, born 28 December 1934) is a retired Algerian lawyer, moudjahid (a militant of the Algerian War of Independence), and the vice-president of the Council of the Nation ...

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.

Composition

The Council has 144 members: *96 indirectly elected in secret ballot (2/3) *48 appointed by the President of the Republic (1/3)

Elections

There are 48 dual-member constituencies (two seats) corresponding to the number of wilayas (departments) of the country. The election shall be by majority vote in two rounds by and from an electoral college composed of elected popular wilaya assemblies and communal people's assemblies (approx. 15,000 members). Eligibility: *be at least 40 years old. The term of office is six years. The Chamber is renewed by half every three years. Board member commits himself before his peers who can revoke his mandate by a majority of its members, if it commits a shameful action for his mission.

Presidency

*President:

Salah Goudjil Salah Goudjil ( ar, 'صالح قوجيل') is an Algerian politician, belonging to the Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the National Liberation Front (FLNHe took part in the Algerian War of Independence against France France ...

*Vice President: Djamel Ould Abbes

Building

References

External links

Official website
Politics of Algeria

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