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Executive:
Government structure:
The president is directly elected for a five-year term.
Candidates for president require either the formal support of 600 elected officials or 75,000 signatures from 25 of the country's 48 regions.

Results of the election for president:

Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Party: (Rassemblement national pour la démocratie)
Valid Votes Received: 7,445,045
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 73.76%
Ahmed TALEB-IBRAHIMI Party: Independent
Valid Votes Received: 1,265,594
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 12.54%
Abdallah DJABALLAH Party: Independent
Valid Votes Received: 400,080
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 3.96%
Mouloud HAMROUCHE Party: Independent
Valid Votes Received: 314,160
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 3.11%
Mokdad SIFI Party: Independent
Valid Votes Received: 226,139
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 2.24%
Youcef KHATIB Party: Independent
Valid Votes Received: 121,414
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 1.20%
Hocine AIT-AHMED Party: Socialist Forces Front (FFS)
Valid Votes Received: 32,179
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 0.32%

When was the last presidential election?
Last presidential election held: November 16, 1995
In this election, Liamine ZEROUAL received 61.01% of the vote and thus defeated Mahfoud NAHNAH, his closest competitor with 25.67% of the vote.

Population and number of registered voters:
Population: 30,480,793 (July 1998 est.)
Number of registered voters: 17,488,757

Notes about the Algeria Elections:
Six of the seven presidential candidates officially withdrew before election day. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA became the only remaining candidate in the race.