New Dawn (Algeria)

New Dawn الفجر الجديد
President	Tahar Benbaïbeche
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Ideology	Nationalism Conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
People's National Assembly	2 / 407
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New Dawn (Arabic: الفجر الجديد) is a nationalist and conservative political party in Algeria established in 2012.

History and profile

The party was established in 2012.[1] Its political ideology is nationalist and conservative,[2][3] and its president is Tahar Benbaïbeche.[1]

In the 2012 elections, the party received 1.74% of the votes[4] and won five seats in the Parliament.[1][5] It is among opposition parties in the Parliament.[2][6]

The party supported the 2020 Algerian constitutional referendum.[7]

Electoral results

Legislative elections

Year	Results		Seats	Rank
	Voice	%
2012	132,492	1.42	5  /   462	12th ^_
2017	82,993	1.28	1  /   462
2021	7,433	0.16	2  /   407	10th ^_

Council of the Nation elections

Year	Results		Seats	Rank
	Voice	%
2015			1  /   144
2018			1  /   144	5th ^_
2022			2  /   174

References

1. "El Fedjr El Jadid Party (New Dawn)". OPEMAM. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. Atef Kadadra (2 October 2013). "Algerian Authorities Prevent Opposition Meeting". Al Monitor. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
3. Yahia H. Zoubir; Ahmed Aghrout (Summer 2012). "Algeria's Path to Reform: Authentic Change?". Middle East Policy Council. XIX (2).
4. "2012 election results". National People's Assembly. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
5. "Algeria Government Profile 2013". Index Mundi. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
6. "Algeria: The G14 boycotting the NPC for a parallel popular parliament". Lemag. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
7. "El Fadjr El Djadid appelle à voter "oui" pour le projet d'amendement de la Constitution". 18 October 2020.