Disputes over the establishment of political parties in Algeria"An analytical study of Organic Law No. 12/04"

Abstract

The right to establish political parties in Algeria is a political right acquired since the 1989 constitutional amendment. This right has also been enshrined in all constitutional amendments up to the 2020 constitutional amendment. This right has been embodied through the enactment of laws related to political parties, the most recent of which was Organic Law No. 12/04, which outlined the conditions and procedures for establishing political parties and provided for the protection of this right through a number of mechanisms, most notably judicial oversight, specifically the oversight of the administrative judge, whom the legislature has designated to oversee administrative decisions issued by the Minister of the Interior. This grants political parties the right to appeal decisions of the Minister of the Interior refusing to hold the founding conference or refusing to grant accreditation.