Algeria has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The Algerian Constitution of 1996 bans the formation of any party "founded on a religious, linguistic, racial, sex, corporatist or regional basis" or violating "the fundamental liberties, the fundamental values and components of the national identity, the national unity, the security and integrity of the national territory, the independence of the country and the People’s sovereignty as well as the democratic and republican nature of the State."
In Arabic, French, and English, major Algerian political parties are typically referred to by the three or four initials of their French names. (The Movement of Society for Peace, which uses an Arabic acronym, is an exception.) In formal contexts, however, their full names are used.
| Name | class=unsortable | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | APN | Council | Alliances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front Arabic: جبهة التحرير الوطني|Jabhatu at-Taḥrīri al-Waṭanī French: Front de libération nationale Berber languages: Tirni n Weslelli Aɣelnaw | FLN | Abou El Fadhel Baadji | Big tent | Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Algerian nationalism Arab socialism Anti-Zionism | SI | ||||
| Movement of Society for Peace Arabic: حركة مجتمع السلم|Harakat Mujtamaâ as-Silm French: Mouvement de la société pour la paix | MSP Hims | Right-wing to far-right | Sunni Islamism Islamic democracy Pan-Islamism Economic liberalism Social conservatism Anti-Western | Muslim Brotherhood | |||||
| Democratic National Rally Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديموقراطي|at-Tadschammuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī French: Rassemblement national démocratique Berber languages: Agraw aɣelnaw amagday | RND | Centre to centre-right | Populism Economic liberalism | CDI | |||||
| Future Front Arabic: جبهة المستقبل French: Front El Moustakbal | FM | Centre | Algerian nationalism | ||||||
| National Construction Movement Arabic: حركة البناء الوطني|Harakat al-Bina' al-Watanii French: Mouvement El-Bina | El-Bina | Abdelkader Bengrina | Right-wing | Islamic democracy Algerian nationalism | |||||
| Voice of the People Arabic: حزب صوت الشعب French: Parti La Voix du peuple | PVP | Lamine Osmani | Right-wing nationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism | ||||||
Arabic: جبهة الحكم الراشد French: Front de la bonne gouvernance | FBG | Aissa Belhadi | |||||||
| Justice and Development Front Arabic: جبهة العدالة والتنمية French: Front pour la justice et le développement | FJD | Abdallah Djaballah | Right-wing | Islamic democracy Algerian nationalism | |||||
Arabic: حزب الحرية والعدالة French: Parti de la liberté et de la justice | PLJ | Djamel Benziadi | Right-wing | Islamic democracy | |||||
| New Fajr Party Arabic: حزب الفجر الجديد French: Parti el Fadjr el Jadid | PFJ | Tahar Benbaïbeche | Right-wing | Right-wing nationalism Conservatism | |||||
Arabic: جيل جديد|Jil Jadid French: Jil Jadid | JJ | Centre-left | Social democracy | ||||||
| New Algeria Front Arabic: جبهة الجزائر الجديدة French: Front de l’Algérie nouvelle | FAN | Djamel Benabdessalem | |||||||
Arabic: حزب الكرامة|Hizb el-Karama French: Parti Dignité | PD | Mohamed Eddaoui | Nasserism | ||||||
| Algerian National Front Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية الجزائرية|Jabhah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Jazā'iriyyah French: Front national algérien | FNA | Right-wing | National conservatism | ||||||
| Socialist Forces Front Arabic: جبهة القوى الاشتراكية French: Front des forces socialistes Berber languages: Tirni Iɣallen Inemlayen | FFS RƔN | Centre-left | Social democracy Algerianism Berberism Secularism | boycotted | FDA | ||||
| Short name | English name | Arabic name | French name | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFS | Socialist Forces Front | جبهة القوى الاشتراكية Jabhat al-Quwā al-Ištirākiyyah | Front des Forces Socialistes | Hocine Aït Ahmed |
| MDA | Movement for Democracy in Algeria | الحركة من أجل الديمقراطية في الجزائر al-Ḥarakah min 'ajl ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah fī al-Jazā'ir | Mouvement pour la démocratie en Algérie | Ahmed Ben Bella |