Skip to content

M49 012

Algeria

Algeria

ConflictingSovereign state

Algeria

Primary executive

Partial
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Originalduma.gov.ru · State Duma of the Russian Federation · CC BY · Original

Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Head of state Active

Président de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire · Principal · De jure

Head of government

Sifi Ghrieb
OriginalYouTube – Algeria Press Service, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcL8lNc5ePU (0:11) · Algeria Press Service · CC BY · Original

Sifi Ghrieb

Head of government Active

Premier ministre de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Semi-presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
The President is the dominant executive authority, appoints the Prime Minister, presides over the Council of Ministers and directs defence and foreign policy; the Prime Minister leads and coordinates government work.

Latest election

Completed

2024 Algerian presidential election

Sep 7, 2024 · Presidential election

Electoral system
Direct popular vote, with a second round if no candidate obtains an absolute majority.
Published result
Abdelmadjid Tebboune · 84.3%; Abdelaali Hassani Cherif · 9.6%; Youcef Aouchiche · 6.1%

Current policy issues

  1. 1Economic diversification and non-hydrocarbon exportsPrime Minister Services of Algeria - 2026 budget, investment and export priorities
  2. 2Artificial intelligence and digital transformationPrime Minister Services of Algeria - National artificial intelligence strategy
  3. 3Food sovereignty and agricultural modernizationPrime Minister Services of Algeria - Government meeting of 8 July 2026
  4. 4Health capacity and equitable public servicesPrime Minister Services of Algeria - Health and public-service programme

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
92
Active in source
10
Historical in source
3
parties shown
92
More parties (80)

Elections

Partial

2012 Algerian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 10, 2012

Completed

2009 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Apr 9, 2009

Completed

2007 Algerian legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 17, 2007

Completed

1999 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Apr 15, 1999

Completed

1995 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Nov 16, 1995

Completed

1988 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Dec 22, 1988

Completed

1984 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jan 12, 1984

Completed

1979 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Feb 7, 1979

Completed

1976 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Dec 10, 1976

Completed

1963 Algerian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Sep 15, 1963

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Political world map

Northern Africa