{"id":40358,"date":"2025-12-27T10:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T09:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=40358"},"modified":"2025-12-27T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T09:43:02","slug":"algerias-judiciary-pioneers-electronic-union-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=40358","title":{"rendered":"Algeria&#8217;s Judiciary Pioneers Electronic Union Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers<\/strong> &#8211; In a historic first for Algerian justice, the judiciary has embraced modernization and digital governance by conducting the election of the National Union of Judges&#8217; representative to the Supreme Judicial Council electronically. This unprecedented official experiment signifies a genuine commitment to updating management mechanisms and enhancing transparency within the judicial system.<\/p>\n<p>The election, held on December 24, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in Algeria&#8217;s digital transformation journey. It underscores the state&#8217;s dedication to adopting modern technological solutions to ensure greater efficiency in organizing professional entitlements and reinforcing the principles of integrity and participation.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released by the National Union of Judges, the election for renewing the membership of the union&#8217;s representative to the Supreme Judicial Council was conducted in accordance with Articles 14 and 30 of Organic Law No. 22-12, which defines the methods for electing members of the Supreme Judicial Council, its organizational rules, and its operation, as well as Article 122 of the National Union of Judges&#8217; Basic Law.<\/p>\n<p>The electoral process was facilitated through a dedicated application activated on the Ministry of Justice&#8217;s internal network, representing the first official implementation of an electronic voting system in Algeria. <em>A total of 170 members out of 224 from the General Assembly participated in the election of the union&#8217;s representative to the Council, choosing from three candidates across various judicial districts nationwide.<\/em> An electoral committee oversaw the smooth execution of the process at the national level.<\/p>\n<p>The election resulted in the victory of Fouad Kroum, a member of the Executive Office, who secured membership in the Supreme Judicial Council. The successful operation, characterized by transparency and efficiency, reflects the state&#8217;s ongoing efforts to modernize the justice system and support the digital transformation process. The move is expected to pave the way for further technological advancements within the Algerian legal framework.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers &#8211; In a historic first for Algerian justice, the judiciary has embraced modernization and digital governance by conducting the election of the National Union of Judges&#8217; representative to the Supreme Judicial Council electronically. This unprecedented official experiment si&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40360,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40358\/revisions\/40360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}