Algerian Government

By Kate Gonzalez, Gillian Hand and Jessica Sullivan

Facts

•Official name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria•Current Chief of State: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika• Current head of government: Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal•Government type: Republic• Voting age: 18• Country Population (2014): 38 Million• Currency: Dinar (0.00084 USD)

Executive Branch•President: head of Council of

Ministers and High Security Council•Elected with majority vote every 5

years •Prime Minister: head of Council of

Ministers and joint head of the country with the president

•Appointed by president every 5 years

Legislative Branch• Council of the Nation• 144 people• Last election held December

2012, next to be held December 2017

• National People’s Assembly• 462 members directly elected• Last election held May 10,

2012, next to be held in 2017

Judicial Branch•Supreme Court• 150 judges organized into

4 groups

• Constitutional Council• 9 members including

court president

Politics• 1992: election won by Islamist

political party annulled• Issues revolved around

militant party and military• 1993 state of emergency• Under martial law

• Gap between political elite and the people

Languages

• Official Language: Arabic• Unofficial Languages: French,

Tamazight, and other Berber dialects• Literacy (2003): 70%• -78.8% Male• -61% Female

Algerian Flag• Width to length 2-3 ratio• Colors and symbols associated with Islam and

Arab Dynasties• When the regency of Algeria was invaded by the

French in early 19th century Emir Abdelkader raised an resistance movement, supposedly developed flag design• Used as a rallying point to oppose the French• 1950s National Liberation Front and National

Liberation Army gave support to the flag and finally raised it over an independent Algeria on July 3, 1962

Algerian National Anthem

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AG.mp3

• “Qassaman” The Pledge, came into being during Algeria’s war for independence• Words written by Moufdi Zarkaria in 1956 in

Serkaji-Barberousse Prison in Algiers where he was incarcerated by the colonial forces• First put into music by Mohamed Triki in 1956,

then by Egyptian composer Mohamed Fawzi• Became the national anthem after the

independence of Algeria on July 5, 1962

Works Cited• "Algeria - Government and Politics." Country Studies. U.S. Library of Congress. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "Algeria: Biggest Defense Spender." The North Africa Post. 21 Oct. 2013. Web. 24 Sept. 2015. • "Algeria Country Profile." BBC News. BBC, 15 June 2015. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "Algeria: Government." GlobalEdge. Michigan State University. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "Algerian National Anthem - Google Search." Algerian National Anthem - Google Search. Google, 2015. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "Algérie - Bouteflika Hospitalisé à Paris Pour Un Bilan De Santé." Paris Match. 15 Jan. 2014. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "Khalifa Case: Supreme Court Must Examine Appeal Filed by the Defence." Khalifa Case: Supreme Court Must Examine

Appeal Filed by the Defence. Algeria Press Service, 13 Oct. 2014. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "Learn Arabic Easy with MyEasyArabic.com: The Arabic Alphabet and How to Combine/join Arabic Letters." Learn Arabic Easy

with MyEasyArabic.com: The Arabic Alphabet and How to Combine/join Arabic Letters. MyEasyArabic.com, 2015. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.

• "National Anthem." Embassy of Algeria London. Embassy of Algeria London, 2015. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Algeria." Britannica School. Britannica, 2015. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.• The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, 15 Sept. 2015. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.• "UN Council Slams Heinous Algeria Attacks." The News International, Pakistan. 19 Jan. 2013. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.• "___ Algeria - الجزائر." Algeria. Nationsonline, 1998. Web. 23 Sept. 2015