New Organic Law on Political Parties 2025
🏛️ Introduction
A new organic law project on political parties has been published, aiming to strengthen political pluralism and anchor democratic principles in Algerian partisan life. This project responds to the constitutional amendments of November 2020 and addresses gaps in Organic Law 12-04 of 2012.
⚡ Key Changes
1. Digitalization
Creation of a digital platform at the Ministry of Interior to facilitate creation and approval procedures, ensuring transparency in party file management.
2. Fighting Political Nomadism
Permanent removal of any elected official who changes party affiliation during their electoral term, in accordance with new constitutional provisions.
3. Youth and Women Representation
Parties are required to define a representative quota of women and youth in their various bodies and structures, included in their statutes.
4. Creation Requirements
Expansion of wilaya representation at the founding congress with a requirement of at least 600 delegates representing at least one third of the country's wilayas.
5. Organizational Changes
Establishment of a clear legal framework for filing organizational change requests with the right to judicial appeal in case of refusal.
6. Alliances and Mergers
Enshrining the freedom to form political alliances and merge parties with mandatory declaration to the Ministry of Interior.
7. Financial Control
Strengthening transparency in party financial management with mandatory submission of a certified annual financial report.
8. Party Dissolution
Possibility of judicial action to dissolve any party that has not presented candidates for two consecutive elections (instead of four previously).
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📋 What This Means for Militants
- More transparency in party management
- More opportunities for youth and women in leadership bodies
- Protection against political nomadism that harms partisan work credibility
- Clear legal framework for organizational changes