Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 30 May 2002 to elect members of the People's National Assembly. The governing National Liberation Front (FLN) won a majority of seats in the election. The election suffered from a low turnout, violence and boycotts by some opposition parties.
The election saw 10,052 candidates standing in the election from 23 political parties. Of the candidates, 694 were female and 1,266 were independents.[1]
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PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika announced the date of the election on 20 February and the official campaign began on 9 May.[2] The President vowed that they would be free elections and warned people against undermining them.[3] However five opposition parties boycotted the election, the Socialist Forces Front (FFS), Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD), Republican National Alliance (ANR), Movement of Democrats and Socialists (MDS) and the Socialist Workers' Party (PST).[1] They claimed that previous elections in 1997 and 1999 were fraudulent and that this election would be no different.[4]
The campaign saw widespread apathy with many people seeing the parliament as toothless and the military as remaining the main power.[6] The FLN attempted to raise interest in the election by doing things such as creating a rap song for younger people.[2] However the poll by El Watan showed that over a third planned not to vote and in areas such as Bab el-Oued election billboards were mostly empty.[3][7] High unemployment, water and housing shortages were also seen as contributing to the apathy in the election.[4]
Election dayedit
On the day before the election 23 people were killed in Sendjas by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in continued violence from the Algerian Civil War.[8] On polling day itself security forces were out in force in Algiers with many roadblocks to prevent terrorist attacks.[4]
In the north eastern Kabylie region a general strike was organised and running battles took place in the regional capital Tizi Ouzou to try to prevent the election from taking place in the region. Throughout much of the area polling stations were deserted and many did not open at all.[9]
Resultsedit
The results saw the National Liberation Front win a clear majority of seats. The party won over triple the seats it won at the last election, going from 64 to 199 seats.[6] The RND dropped from 156 seats to 47 in a disastrous result for the party.[10] The moderate Islamist parties suffered a small overall decline in support, with the MSP losing half its seats but the Movement for National Reform made gains and won 43 seats.[2]
Turnout in the election was the lowest yet since independence in 1962.[4] Only 47% of the registered voters turned out to vote, compared to 63% in the 1997 election.[4] 25 women were elected, 18 from the FLN, and after the election the number of women ministers was increased from one to five.[2]
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^ abcde"Ruling party wins Algeria election". CNN. 2002-05-31. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
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^ ab"Ruling NLF Makes Gains in Algerian Poll". The St. Petersburg Times. 2002-06-04. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
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February 18, 2024
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Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 30 May 2002 to elect members of the People s National Assembly The governing National Liberation Front FLN won a majority of seats in the election The election suffered from a low turnout violence and boycotts by some opposition parties 2002 Algerian parliamentary election 1997 30 May 2002 2007 All 389 seats in the People s National Assembly195 seats needed for a majorityParty Leader Seats FLN Abdelaziz Bouteflika 35 28 199 137MRN Abdallah Djaballah 9 50 43 NewRND Ahmed Ouyahia 8 23 47 109MSP Mahfoud Nahnah 7 05 38 31PT Louisa Hanoune 3 33 21 17FNA Moussa Touati 1 53 8 NewMRI 0 65 1 NewPRA 0 27 1 NewMEN 0 19 1 NewIndependents 4 93 30 19This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Prime Minister before Prime Minister afterAli BenflisFLN Ali BenflisFLN Contents 1 Candidates 2 Campaign 2 1 Election day 3 Results 4 ReferencesCandidates editThe election saw 10 052 candidates standing in the election from 23 political parties Of the candidates 694 were female and 1 266 were independents 1 Campaign editPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced the date of the election on 20 February and the official campaign began on 9 May 2 The President vowed that they would be free elections and warned people against undermining them 3 However five opposition parties boycotted the election the Socialist Forces Front FFS Rally for Culture and Democracy RCD Republican National Alliance ANR Movement of Democrats and Socialists MDS and the Socialist Workers Party PST 1 They claimed that previous elections in 1997 and 1999 were fraudulent and that this election would be no different 4 A survey carried out by Al Watan newspaper showed that 70 would vote for one of the 3 parties in the ruling coalition the FLN National Rally for Democracy and the Movement of Society for Peace 5 The FLN of Prime Minister Ali Benflis campaigned on a platform of unifying the different social groups of Algeria such as by regional development in the south The RND which had won the most seats at the last election in 1997 campaigned for economic liberalisation but was undermined by the lack of a base of support or a social ideology 2 The leader of the RND Ahmed Ouyahia warned of the dangers of an Islamist victory but his concerns were dismissed by the interior minister 1 The opposition Workers Party led by Louisa Hanoune campaigned against outside interference in Algeria and against privatisation 2 The campaign saw widespread apathy with many people seeing the parliament as toothless and the military as remaining the main power 6 The FLN attempted to raise interest in the election by doing things such as creating a rap song for younger people 2 However the poll by El Watan showed that over a third planned not to vote and in areas such as Bab el Oued election billboards were mostly empty 3 7 High unemployment water and housing shortages were also seen as contributing to the apathy in the election 4 Election day edit On the day before the election 23 people were killed in Sendjas by the Armed Islamic Group GIA in continued violence from the Algerian Civil War 8 On polling day itself security forces were out in force in Algiers with many roadblocks to prevent terrorist attacks 4 In the north eastern Kabylie region a general strike was organised and running battles took place in the regional capital Tizi Ouzou to try to prevent the election from taking place in the region Throughout much of the area polling stations were deserted and many did not open at all 9 Results editThe results saw the National Liberation Front win a clear majority of seats The party won over triple the seats it won at the last election going from 64 to 199 seats 6 The RND dropped from 156 seats to 47 in a disastrous result for the party 10 The moderate Islamist parties suffered a small overall decline in support with the MSP losing half its seats but the Movement for National Reform made gains and won 43 seats 2 Turnout in the election was the lowest yet since independence in 1962 4 Only 47 of the registered voters turned out to vote compared to 63 in the 1997 election 4 25 women were elected 18 from the FLN and after the election the number of women ministers was increased from one to five 2 PartyVotes Seats National Liberation Front2 618 00335 28199 137Movement for National Reform705 3199 5043NewNational Rally for Democracy610 4618 2347 109Movement of Society for Peace523 4647 0538 31Workers Party246 7703 3321 17Algerian National Front113 7001 538NewIslamic Renaissance Movement48 1320 651NewParty of Algerian Renewal19 8130 271NewMovement of National Understanding14 4650 191New14 other parties2 155 14629 040 Independents365 5944 9330 19Total7 420 867100 00389 9Valid votes7 420 86789 53Invalid blank votes867 66910 47Total votes8 288 536100 00Registered voters turnout17 951 12746 17Source IPUReferences edit a b c Guide to Algeria elections BBC Online 2002 05 28 Retrieved 2008 08 01 a b c d e f Algeria Diminishing Returns Algeria s 2002 Legislative Elections ICG Report ACE Electoral Knowledge Network 2002 05 28 Retrieved 2008 08 01 a b Algeria Holds Elections and Few Care Fox News Channel 2002 05 30 Retrieved 2008 08 02 a b c d e Ruling party wins Algeria election CNN 2002 05 31 Retrieved 2008 08 01 Berbers boycott polls Al Ahram 2002 05 30 Archived from the original on 2008 10 11 Retrieved 2008 08 02 a b Ruling NLF Makes Gains in Algerian Poll The St Petersburg Times 2002 06 04 Retrieved 2008 08 01 Algeria Boycott Violence Roil Algerian Elections AllAfrica com 2002 05 30 Retrieved 2008 08 02 Tremlett Giles 2002 05 31 Death and dissent as Algeria goes to polls guardian co uk London Retrieved 2008 08 02 Protesters boycott Algerian polls BBC Online 2002 05 30 Retrieved 2008 08 02 Algerian Insurgency GlobalSecurity org Archived from the original on 14 August 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Algerian parliamentary election amp oldid 1172425393, 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