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ALGERIA
Majlis al-Oumma (Council of the Nation)

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Barlaman / Parliament Parliamentary building
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Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Majlis al-Oumma / Council of the Nation
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani / National People's Assembly
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1977 - 1991
1993 -
LEADERSHIP
President

Abdelkader Bensalah (M) 

Notes Re-elected on 10 Jan. 2010.
Secretary General Hafnaoui Amrani (M) 
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 144 / 136
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN

Percentage of women
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Women (current number) 7 (5.15%)
Mode of designation indirectly elected 96
appointed 48
Notes Indirectly elected members: elected by the People's Communal Assemblies and the People's Wilaya Assembly.
Appointed members: appointed by the President.
Term 6 years, one-half of the elected members being renewed every 3 years
Last renewal dates 29 December 2009
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address Conseil de la Nation
7, boulevard Zirout Youcef
ALGER
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Phone (213 21) 74 60 85
74 60 22
Fax (213 21) 74 60 79
74 61 02
E-mail hamrani@majliselouma.dz
sg@majliselouma.dz
Website http://www.majliselouma.dz/

This page was last updated on 17 March 2011
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