El-Infitah Movement Explained

El-Infitah Movement
Leader:Naima Farhi
Country:Algeria
Founded:1997

The El-Infitah Movement (French: Mouvement El Infitah; Arabic: حركة الإنفتاح;)[1] is a minor political party in Algeria, led by Naima Farhi.

History and profile

The party was established as the Algerian National Youth Movement in 1997.[1] It was renamed as El Infitah before the 2007 elections.[1] It has a nationalist and progressive political leaning.[1] Its president is Omar Bouacha[1] and the secretary general is Naima Farhi.

In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won 3 out of 389 seats.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Infitah Movement. OPEMAM. 17 January 2014.
  2. http://www.legislatives2007.dz/fr/SyntheseNationale_FR.pdf Algerian Interior Ministry