Algerian expatriates worldwide have commenced casting their ballots for the country's legislative elections, marking the first day of voting for citizens residing abroad. Over 800,000 Algerian voters are set to elect their representatives to the National People's Assembly (APN).
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The voting process for the Algerian diaspora began on Saturday, June 27, and will continue until July 2, taking place across diplomatic and consular missions. A total of 439 polling stations have been established within 129 electoral centers spread globally.
According to statistics from Algeria's National Independent Election Authority (ANIE), the expatriate electorate comprises 845,285 voters, distributed across eight geographical regions including Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Arab Levant. These voters will choose their representatives for the National People's Assembly from 66 candidate lists, which include political parties and independent slates, vying for 12 seats following the reorganization of electoral districts based on population density.
Notably, candidates under 40 years of age constitute 54 percent of all nominees, while university graduates represent over a third. Women's representation among candidates has also reached more than 21 percent.
These legislative elections, marking the tenth legislative term, are being conducted under a wave of reforms primarily aimed at enhancing political ethics. The electoral arrangements are based on new decrees and laws, including Presidential Decree No. 26-145 of April 4, 2026, which convenes the electorate for the National People's Assembly elections on Thursday, July 2, 2026, and Order No. 21-01 of March 10, 2021, which includes the amended and supplemented organic law on the electoral system. Legislative reforms have also encompassed the electoral system law, political parties law, and the law defining electoral districts and the number of parliamentary seats to be filled, reflecting a strong political will to establish robust legal and organizational foundations for an electoral process built on transparency, integrity, neutrality, and respect for voter choice.
Specifically, the electoral law saw 85 articles amended, 4 new articles introduced, and 5 articles repealed. These technical adjustments aimed to refine the legal framework of the electoral process, enshrining the constitutional powers of ANIE in preparing, organizing, managing, and overseeing electoral operations, alongside its restructuring. The reforms also solidified the principle of administrative neutrality, committing the administration solely to providing material, human, and logistical support.
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