Parliament
The Algerian parliament has less power relative to the executive branch than many parliaments and has been described as "rubber-stamping" laws proposed by the president.
As of 2012 there were 462 seats in parliament. In the May 2012 election the government reported a 42.9% turnout, though the BBC reported that correspondents saw "only a trickle of voters" at polling places. In that election 44 political parties participated with the ruling National Liberation Front winning more than any other group -- 220 seats -- and an alliance of moderate Islamists coming in second with 66 seats. The Islamists disputed the results.
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