Presidential elections were held in Algeria on November 16, 1995, in the midst of the Algerian Civil War. The incumbent president, Liamine Zeroual, was re-elected with 61.0 percent of the vote. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Algerian Civil War was a conflict between the forces of the Algerian government and various rebel groups. ... Liamine Zeroual (born 1941) is an Algerian general and political figure. ...

Candidates

• Liamine Zeroual: no party
• 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)

Liamine Zeroual (born 1941) is an Algerian general and political figure. ... Mahfoud Nahnah (1942-2003) was the leader of the Islamist political party Movement of Society for Peace in Algeria. ... Politics of Algeria Categories: Politics stubs | Algerian political parties ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Algerian political parties | Liberal parties ...

Results

Enrolled voters:
Votes cast: 12,087,281 (75.7%)
Invalid votes:
Valid votes cast: 11,619,532 (72.5%)

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. Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states. ... Anthem: Let us all unite and celebrate together Official languages The African languages, as well as Arabic, English, French and Portuguese Some member states have other official languages. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... The Armed Islamic Group (GIA, from French Groupe Islamique Armé) is a militant Islamist group with the declared aim of overthrowing the Algerian government and replacing it with an Islamic state. ... FIS could stand for, in French International Ski Federation Islamic Salvation Front This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The National Liberation Front (French: Front de libération nationale, Arabic: Jabhah al-Taḩrīr al-Waţanī) is a socialist political party in Algeria. ... FFS can stand for: In Internet slang - For Fucks Sake Facial feminization surgery Ferrovie Federali Svizzere, the name in Italian of the Swiss Federal Railways The Berkeley Fast File System, a file system used in (eg) FreeBSD This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages...