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{{Infobox legislature<br />
| name = Council of the Nation<br />
| native_name = {{unbulleted list|مجلس الأمة|Conseil de la nation}}<br />
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| legislature = <br />
| coa_pic = Senat-dz.jpg<br />
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| foundation = 1997<br />
| house_type = Upper house<br />
| body = Parliament of Algeria <br />
| houses = <br />
| leader1_type = [[List of Presidents of the Council of the Nation (Algeria)|President]]<br />
| leader1 = [[Salah Goudjil]]<br />
| party1 = [[National Rally for Democracy (Algeria)|RND]]<br />
| election1 = 10 April 2019<br />
| leader2_type = Vice president<br />
| leader2 = [[Djamel Ould Abbes]]<br />
| party2 = [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]]<br />
| election2 = 28 February 2019<br />
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| members = 174 members<br />
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| structure1 = Algérie Conseil de la Nation 2022.svg<br />
| structure1_res = 250px <br />
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| structure2 = <br />
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| political_groups1 = '''[[Benabderrahmane government|Government]] (147)''' <br />
*{{Color box|#DD143C|border=darkgray}} [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]] (54)<br />
*{{Color box|#003153|border=darkgray}} [[National Rally for Democracy (Algeria)|RND]] (22)<br />
*{{Color box|#3CB371|border=darkgray}} [[Future Front|FM]] (7)<br />
*{{Color box|#BCDB7E|border=darkgray}} [[National Construction Movement|Binaa]] (7)<br />
*{{Color box|#8C71FA|border=darkgray}} [[Rally for Hope for Algeria|TAJ]] (7)<br />
*{{Color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}} Appointed Members (58)<br />
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'''[[Opposition (parliamentary)|Opposition]] (9)''' <br />
*{{Color box|#1293DE|border=darkgray}} [[Socialist Forces Front|FFS]] (4)<br />
*{{Color box|#B50333|border=darkgray}} [[Voice of the People (Algeria)|PVP]] (2)<br />
*{{Color box|#E85720|border=darkgray}} [[El Fadjr El Djadid]] (2)<br />
*{{Color box|#009900|border=darkgray}} [[Movement of Society for Peace|MSP]] (1)<br />
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'''Others (18)''' <br />
*{{Color box|#dddddd|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]] (18)<br />
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| voting_system1 = [[Two-round system|Two-round]] [[indirect election]] (2/3)<br>Appointed by the [[president of Algeria]] (1/3)<br />
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| last_election1 = [[2022 Algerian Council of the Nation elections|5 February 2022]]<br />
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| meeting_place = [[Palace of the Council of the Nation (Algiers)|Palace of the Council of the Nation]], [[Algiers]]<br />
| website = {{URL|www.majliselouma.dz}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
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|background_color=Black}}<br />
{{Politics of Algeria}}<br />
The '''Council of the Nation''' ({{lang-ar|مجلس الأمة|Majlis al-Ummah}}) is the [[upper house]] of the [[Algerian Parliament]]. It is composed of 144 members, 2/3 of which are elected indirectly and 1/3 of which are appointed by the [[president of Algeria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/algeria/ |title=CIA World Factbook|access-date=2009-12-07 }}</ref><br />
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[[Abdelkader Bensalah]] was elected as President of the Council of the Nation on July 2, 2002, re-elected on January 11, 2007 and January 10, 2008.<br />
[[Zohra Drif]] was elected as Vice President of the Council of the Nation on September 10, 2002, re-elected on March 7, 2007 and March 8, 2008.<br />
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They were last elected on [[2022 Algerian Council of the Nation elections|5 February 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Algérie: les élections sénatoriales convoquées pour le 5 février 2022|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/algérie-les-élections-sénatoriales-convoquées-pour-le-5-février-2022/2455070|access-date=2022-02-08|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
The Council has 144 members:<br />
*96 indirectly elected in secret ballot (2/3)<br />
*48 appointed by the President of the Republic (1/3)<br />
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==Elections==<br />
There are 48 dual-member constituencies (two seats) corresponding to the number of wilayas (departments) of the country.<br />
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The election shall be by majority vote in two rounds by and from an electoral college composed of elected popular wilaya assemblies and communal people's assemblies (approx. 15,000 members).<br />
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Eligibility:<br />
*be at least 40 years old.<br />
The term of office is six years. The Chamber is renewed by half every three years.<br />
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Board member commits himself before his peers who can revoke his mandate by a majority of its members, if it commits a shameful action for his mission.<br />
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==Presidency==<br />
*President: [[Salah Goudjil]]<br />
*Vice President: [[Djamel Ould Abbes]]<br />
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==Building==<br />
{{Main|Palace of the Council of the Nation (Algiers)}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of presidents of the Council of the Nation (Algeria)]]<br />
*[[Politics of Algeria]]<br />
*[[Parliament of Algeria]]<br />
*[[People's National Assembly]]<br />
*[[List of legislatures by country]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111024200323/http://www.majliselouma.dz/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:1997 establishments in Algeria]]<br />
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