The numbering of the 11 new states that were upgraded from administrative provinces to states with full powers will be subject to the Arabic alphabetical order of the names of the states according to what was done with the ten states that were created in the south of the country in 2021.
The parliamentary representative for the National Liberation Front, Representative Ahmed Rabhi, revealed that “the numbering of the new states will be subject to the Arabic alphabet, and what is stated in the government draft is an arrangement of only the parent states from which the new states emerged,” noting in this context that “the parties have begun sending their proposals to the Presidency of the Republic.”
andThe draft draft amendment to the Electoral Districts Law proposes adding 15 seats in the National People’s Assembly and 33 seats in the National Assembly, while expanding the electoral districts from 58 to 69 electoral districts (relative to the number of states), in addition to the electoral district for the national community abroad, with the redistribution of a number of seats between the parent states and the new states according to demographic criteria.
It is noteworthy and worth noting that the government took into account the preliminary statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics for the year 2022 in order to determine the number of seats required to be filled in the parliamentary elections, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Order No. 21-02 of Shaaban 2, 1442, corresponding to March 16, 2022. Therefore, the number of electoral districts in the elections for members of the National People’s Assembly was increased from 58 to 69 electoral districts, in addition to adding an electoral district for the national community abroad, i.e. an increase of eleven. An electoral district: These are the districts that were created in order to suit the current developmental, economic and social requirements, allowing the service to be brought closer to the citizen and to improve the quality of public service.
In this context, the current total number of seats was reduced by 12 from the seats in the parent states, namely: Laghouat, Batna, Tlemcen, Tiaret, Djelfa Medina and Al-Mesliya, as these seats were transferred to the newly created states.
As for the newly created states, the number of seats for the eleven new states was determined on the basis of 3 seats for each state for the states of (Aflou, Barika, Qantara, Bir El Ater, Areisha, Qasr Al-Shallala, Ain Ousara, Massad, Qasr Al-Bukhari and Al-Obeid Sidi Sheikh), given that the population of each state does not exceed 200,000 people, and 4 seats for the state of Bou Saada, since its population exceeds this number.
The standard in force in the 2021 presidential order was maintained, which stipulates the allocation of one seat for every 120,000 people, with the addition of one seat in the event that the population exceeds 60,000 people. This proportional rule ensures the representation of states according to their population density, while ensuring a minimum of 3 seats for states with low population densities of less than 200,000 people.
Fouad Q
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