1995 Algerian presidential election explained

Country:Algeria
Type:presidential
Turnout:74.95%
Registered:15,965,280
Previous Election:1988 Algerian presidential election
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1999 Algerian presidential election
Next Year:1999
Election Date:16 November 1995
Image1:Liamine Zéroual.jpg
Nominee1:Liamine Zéroual
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:7,088,618
Percentage1:61.01%
Nominee2:Mahfoud Nahnah
Party2:Movement of Society for Peace
Popular Vote2:2,971,974
Percentage2:25.58%
President
Before Election:Chadli Bendjedid
After Election:Liamine Zéroual
Before Party:National Liberation Front (Algeria)
After Party: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 75%.[1]

Candidates

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.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]