New Dawn (Algeria)

New Dawn
الفجر الجديد
PresidentTahar Benbaibeche[1]
Founded2012 (2012)
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[1]
People's National Assembly
6 / 407
Council of the Nation
1 / 174

New Dawn (Arabic: الفجر الجديد, romanized: al-Fajr al-Jadīd) is a nationalist and conservative political party in Algeria established in 2012.

History and profile

The party was established in 2012.[2] Its political ideology is nationalist and conservative,[3][4] and its president is Tahar Benbaïbeche.[2]

In the 2012 elections, the party received 1.74% of the votes[5] and won five seats in the Parliament.[2][6] It is among opposition parties in the Parliament.[3][7]

The party supported the 2020 Algerian constitutional referendum.[8]

Electoral results

Legislative elections

Year Results Seats Rank
Voice %
2012 132,492 1.42 5  /   462 12th _
2017 82,993 1.28 1  /   462
2021 7,433 0.16 2  /   407 10th _
2026 80,871 1.93 6  /   407 9th _

Council of the Nation elections

Year Results Seats Rank
Voice %
2015 1  /   144
2018 1  /   144 5th _
2022 2  /   174 7th _
2025 1  /   174 9th _

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Algeria". africaelects.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "El Fedjr El Jadid Party (New Dawn)". OPEMAM. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 Kadadra, Atef (2 October 2013). "Algerian Authorities Prevent Opposition Meeting". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Yahia H. Zoubir; Ahmed Aghrout (Summer 2012). "Algeria's Path to Reform: Authentic Change?". Middle East Policy Council. XIX (2).
  5. ↑ "2012 election results". National People's Assembly. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Algeria Government Profile 2013". Index Mundi. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Algeria: The G14 boycotting the NPC for a parallel popular parliament". Lemag. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "El Fadjr El Djadid appelle à voter "oui" pour le projet d'amendement de la Constitution". 18 October 2020.
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