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Council of the Nation

From December 25, 1997, the institutional landscape of Algeria will experience a new entity with the election of the Council of the Nation. Under the terms of the revision of the Constitution by referendum on November 28, 1996, the Algerian Parliament is made up of two chambers, namely the National People's Assembly (lower house) and the Council of the Nation (upper house). If for the National People's Assembly, the legislative elections allow the expression of the representation of citizens, in accordance with their political choices and in compliance with democratic rules, the Council of the Nation, for its part, is composed of members elected from among the members of the Communal People's Assemblies (APC) and wilaya (APW) in the proportion of two thirds, the remaining third being designated by the President of the Republic. The Council of the Nation has a mandate whose duration is fixed at six years and is renewed by drawing lots for half of its members every three years. The dual nature of the component of the Council of the Nation responds to the concern for the representativeness of all fields of activity of the country, in particular those scientific, cultural, professional, economic and social, as well as to the requirements of wisdom, maturity and competence imposed by the functioning and responsibilities of the Algerian Parliament in the public and political life of the country. With the Council of the Nation, the balance of legislative, judicial and executive powers is dedicated to the benefit of the sustainability of the nation's institutions and is characterized by a mobilizing effect in the face of the great challenges awaiting the country in terms of development and justice for the well-being of all Algerians.