1995 Algerian presidential election

Election of Liamine Zéroual Algeria presidential 75.69% 15,969,904 1988 Algerian presidential election 1988 1999 Algerian presidential election 1999 16 November 1995 Liamine Zéroual (cropped) 3x4.jpg Liamine Zéroual Independent politician 7,088,618 61.01% Mahfoud Nahnah (cropped) 3x4.jpg Mahfoud Nahnah Movement of Society for Peace 2,971,974 25.58% Photo Said Sadi (cropped) 3x4.jpg Saïd Sadi Rally for Culture and Democracy 1,115,796 9.60% President Liamine Zéroual Liamine Zéroual Independent politician Independent politician Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 16 November 1995, in the midst of the Algerian Civil War. The result was a victory for Liamine Zeroual, head of the High Council of State at the time, who won 61% of the vote. The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria threatened to kill anyone who voted, with the slogan "one vote, one bullet", but official voter turnout was 76%. The election took place amid boycotts by opposition parties and death threats from Islamic militants.1996 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/697484 Journal of Democracy 7 1 1086-3214 Candidates Liamine Zeroual, independent Mahfoud Nahnah, candidate of the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) Said Sadi, candidate of the secularist Rally for Culture and Democracy Noureddine Boukrouh fr, candidate of the Party of Algerian Renewal (PRA) Conduct Delegations of observers came from the Arab League, the African Union, and the United Nations, and reported no major problems. The Armed Islamic Group had threatened to kill voters, but the elections passed with few attacks. Voter turnout was high, despite the three largest parties of the 1991 parliamentary elections (the Islamic Salvation Front, National Liberation Front and Socialist Forces Front) calling for a boycott. Results Liamine Zéroual Independent 7088618 Mahfoud Nahnah Movement of Society for Peace 2971974 Saïd Sadi Rally for Culture and Democracy 1115796 Noureddine Boukrouh fr Party of Algerian Renewal 443144 467749 15969904 Algeria Official Journal References Category:Algerian Civil War Category:Presidential elections in Algeria Presidential Algeria Category:Electoral violence