1997 Algerian parliamentary election

none Algeria 1991 2002 All 380 seats in the People's National Assembly 191 5 June 1997 yes 65.60% ( 6.60pp) National Rally for Democracy (Algeria) Ahmed Ouyahia 33.66 156 Movement of Society for Peace Mahfoud Nahnah 14.80 69 National Liberation Front (Algeria) Boualem Benhamouda 14.26 62 Islamic Renaissance Movement Abdallah Djaballah 8.70 34 Socialist Forces Front Hocine Aït Ahmed 5.03 20 Rally for Culture and Democracy Saïd Sadi 4.21 19 Workers' Party (Algeria) Louisa Hanoune 1.85 4 Progressive Republican Party (Algeria) 0.62 3 Union for Democracy and Freedom 0.49 1 PSL 0.35 1 Independents – 4.38 11 1997 Algerian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia Ahmed Ouyahia National Rally for Democracy (Algeria) National Rally for Democracy (Algeria) Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 5 June 1997. The result was a victory for the National Rally for Democracy (RND), a new party created in early 1997 for President Zéroual's supporters, which won 156 out of 380 seats. They were followed by the Movement of Society for Peace (as Hamas had been required to rename itself) with 69 seats, the National Liberation Front (62), and the Islamist Islamic Renaissance Movement (34). The two Berberist parties, FFS and RCD, got 20 and 19 seats respectively. Views on this election were mixed; most major opposition parties filed complaints, and the success of the extremely new RND raised eyebrows. The RND, FLN, and MSP formed a coalition government, with the RND's Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister. Voter turnout was 66%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 0-19-829645-2 Results National Rally for Democracy 3533434 156 33.66 Movement of Society for Peace 1553154 69 14.80 National Liberation Front 1497285 62 14.26 Islamic Renaissance Movement 915446 34 8.70 Socialist Forces Front 527848 20 5.03 Rally for Culture and Democracy 442271 19 4.21 National Republican Alliance 208379 0 1.99 Workers' Party 194493 4 1.85 Party of Algerian Renewal 197262 0 1.88 National Movement of Algerian Youth 97875 0 0.93 Movement of National Understanding 83939 0 0.80 Algerian Rally 79554 0 0.76 Progressive Republican Party 65371 3 0.62 Algerian Movement for Justice and Development 61829 0 0.59 National Constitutional Rally 55553 0 0.53 Democratic Youth Movement 54929 0 0.52 Amal Party 53621 0 0.51 Union for Democracy and Freedom 51090 1 0.49 Liberal Social Party 36374 1 0.35 Algerian Liberal Party 0 Algerian National Rally 0 Algerian Party for Justice and Progress 0 Algerian People's Movement 0 Front of Democratic Algerians 0 Jihad Front for National Unity 0 Liberal Just Party 0 National Alliance of Independent Democrats 0 National Bloc 0 National Boumedienist Front 0 National Movement for Nature and Development 0 National Solidarity and Development Party 0 People's Unity Party 0 Popular Forces' Front 0 Republican Party 0 Social Democratic Party 0 Social Justice Party 0 Social Movement for Authenticity 0 Socialist National Democratic Party 0 Workers' Socialist Party 0 Independents 459233 11 4.38 10496352 10496352 502787 16767309 Nohlen et al. References Category:Algerian Civil War Category:Parliamentary elections in Algeria Algeria Category:1997 in Algeria Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results