Algerian presidential election, 1995

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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, who won 61% of the vote. 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: candidate of the Islamic Party for 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 for 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.