Algerian presidential election, 1995

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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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Results

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

Candidate	Votes	%
Liamine Zeroual	7,088,616	61.0
Mahfoud Nahnah	2,971,974	25.6
Said Sadi	1,115,796	9.6
Noureddine Boukrouh	443,144	3.8
Total	11,619,532	-

[edit] 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.