People's National Assembly
The People's National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani) is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. It is made of 462 members directly elected by the population. Of the 462 seats, 8 are reserved for Algerians living abroad.[1]
Members of the People's National Assembly are directly elected through proportional representation in multiple-member districts and serve terms lasting five years at a time.[2]
The minimum age required for election into the APN is 28.[3]
References
- ↑ Algeria. cia.gov. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ People's National Assembly Elections in Algeria. cartercenter.org (May 2012). Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ Algeria, Elections and ParliamentMedea Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
