1995 Algerian presidential election

Algerian presidential election, 1995

16 November 1995

Nominee Liamine Zeroual Mahfoud Nahnah Party Independent MSP Alliance No flag.svg Popular vote 7 088 616 2 971 974 Percentage 61,34 % 25,6 %

President before election Chadli Bendjedid FLN Elected President Liamine Zéroual Independent

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 16 November 1995, in the midst of the Algerian Civil War. The result was a victory for Liamine Zeroual, head of the High Council of State at the time, who won 61% of the vote. The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria threatened to kill anyone who voted, with the slogan "one vote, one bullet", but (official) voter turnout was 74.9%.

Candidates

• Liamine Zeroual: Independent
• Mahfoud Nahnah: candidate of the Islamist Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP)
• Said Sadi: candidate of the secularist Rally for Culture and Democracy
• Noureddine Boukrouh: Democratic Candidate of Party of Algerian Renewal (PRA)

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Liamine Zeroual	Independent	7,088,618	61.0
Mahfoud Nahnah	Movement for the Society of Peace	2,971,974	25.6
Said Sadi	Rally for Culture and Democracy	1,115,796	9.6
Noureddine Boukrouh	Party of Algerian Renewal	443,144	3.8
Invalid/blank votes		345,748	-
Total		11,965,280	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Comments

Delegations of observers came from the Arab League, the African Union, and the United Nations, and reported no major problems. The GIA had threatened to kill voters, but the election passed with few attacks. The turnout was high, despite the three largest parties of the previous elections (FIS, FLN, and FFS) calling for a boycott.