Country:
Algeria
Type:
Local
Observations:
Elections for 1,541 district councils and 48 provincial councils for a new 5-year term. Official turnout: 44%. Although the FLN won the elections by a large margin, it did not gain a majority in many councils forcing it to forge alliances.
Date:
Nov 29 2012
Turnout APC (District Council) elections: 44.27%
Turnout APW (District Council) elections:l 42.84%
Total registered voters: 21,445,621.
APC key figures :
Nº of seats: 24891
N° of lists competing: 8320
Nº of candidates : 187431, including 32100 women
Nº of voters : 9494003
APW key figures :
Nº of seats: 2004
N° of lists competing: 595
Nº of candidates: 32556, including 8838 women
Nº of voters: 994003
Interim Results
FLN 7191 seats APC (28.89% total) 685 seats APW (34.18% total)
RND 5899 seats APC (24.06) 487 seats APW (24.30% total)
MPA 1493 seats APC (6%) 103 seats APW (5.4%)
FFS 954 seats APC (3.83%) 91 seats APW (3.2%)
Independents 863 seats (3.47%) 76 seats APW (3.79)
Sources: APS and El Moudjahid
