Algeria to hold parliamentary elections

The Algerian presidency announced yesterday that the country’s upcoming parliamentary polls would be held on 4 May.

“President Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed a decree today calling on voters to elect members of the National People’s Assembly on May 4,” read a statement issued by the president’s office and carried by Algeria’s official news agency.

The election will be the sixth of its kind since Algeria’s 1989 “political opening”, which saw the country adopt a multi-party system.

According to Article 25 of Algeria’s Electoral Act, the president must issue a decree calling on voters to elect their parliamentary representatives at least three months before elections are held.