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Opposition in Algeria : a frustrated hope
Joint Authors
Source
Algerian Review of Security and Developement
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 10 (31 Jan. 2017), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-01-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The position of opposition parties in Algerias national elections before and during Bouteflikas presidency is hardly examined in studies of democratization in Algeria.
The paper considers this problem by focusing on two interrelated issues.
Firstly, before Bouteflikas presidency, political opposition had produced only a limited increase in systematic re-organization of political parties and credible political programmes that prepare opposition parties and figures for democratic government.
Secondly, regardless of the nature and quality of participation by political parties and their competition in parliamentary and presidential elections during the presidency of Bouteflika, opposition political parties have continued to be ineffective in presenting alternative political programmes to the president and his party, and they suffer from fragmentation.
The paper assesses through comparison between the two periods how political opposition in Algeria has failed to carry out its role as a political counterweight to Bouteflika and before him to the military.
The key conclusion is that the performance of Algerias opposition parties indicates that the multiparty system that emerged in the late 1980s is still weak, which makes democratic progress largely slow.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Buandal, Yusuf& Ziani, Salih. 2017. Opposition in Algeria : a frustrated hope. Algerian Review of Security and Developement،Vol. 2017, no. 10, pp.1-20.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Buandal, Yusuf& Ziani, Salih. Opposition in Algeria : a frustrated hope. Algerian Review of Security and Developement No. 10 (Jan. 2017), pp.1-20.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Buandal, Yusuf& Ziani, Salih. Opposition in Algeria : a frustrated hope. Algerian Review of Security and Developement. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 10, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-897158
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 19-20
Record ID
BIM-897158