Prospects of electoral reform in Algeria post-hirak of february 22nd : a comparative study of the most significant changes in the electoral process

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The present paper investigates electoral reform in Algeria in the context of Post-Hirak of 22nd February 2019.

Electoral reform pertains to larger democratic reform aiming at improving the responsiveness of electoral processes to the aspirations of citizens in order to develop and improve the basic principles underlying the elections namely neutrality, impartiality, transparency and freedom.

In the present analysis, mention is made to the major turning points that marked this endeavor along with in-depth analysis of the endeavors and the outcomes of such a process.

We conclude by a synthesis based on the seminal works on electoral reform and the findings from the analysis of the most significant changes throughout the dynamic process that led to the latest form of the texts that enshrine for elections in Algeria