Kabylie - Politics

Politics

  • Two political "algerianist" parties have their principal support base in Kabylie: the FFS, led by Hocine Aït Ahmed, and the RCD, led by Saïd Sadi. Both parties are secularist, Berberist and "Algerianist".
  • The Aarchs (Kabyle confederations) emerged during the Black Spring of 2001 as a revival of the Kabyle pre-colonial political system. Although the system is indigenous in its form, the Aarchs' political action was meant for all Algerians.
  • The MAK (Movement for the autonomy of Kabylie) also emerged during the Black Spring. It is a political movement that militates for self-government in Kabylie.
  • On 21 April 2010, Ferhat Mehenni, the then president of the M.A.K (Movement for the autonomy of Kabylie) proclaimed in Paris a Provisional Government of Kabylie in exile (ANAVAD) which was established officially on 1 June 2010 at the Palais des Congrès. He was elected President by the National Council of the MAK and he named nine Ministers.

Since the Black Spring, Kabyle politics can be divided into two sides: the "kabyle movement", or kabyle nationalists, which fight for a large autonomy statut, or independence of Kabylie, and "algerianists", who are kabyle political supporters of remaining with the rest of Algeria.

The MAK remains the largest political force in Kabylie .

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