Algeria in turmoil: Islam, democracy and the state
Until June 1991 the Algerian government (National Liberation Front, FLN) appeared to be comitted to the reform process it first put into place in 1988 and Algeria tended towards democracy. Despite the setbacks of the June 1990 elections, which questioned the government's legitimacy, the governm...
| Published in: | Middle East policy |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell
1992
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Middle East policy
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| Further subjects: | B
Political conflict
B Party (law) B Religious party B Democracy B Algeria Democracy Front de Libération Nationale (Algérie) Front Islamique du Salut (Algérie) Militär und Gesellschaft Politische Partei Religious party Innenpolitischer Konflikt Islam and politics B Algeria B Islam and politics B Internal policy |
| Summary: | Until June 1991 the Algerian government (National Liberation Front, FLN) appeared to be comitted to the reform process it first put into place in 1988 and Algeria tended towards democracy. Despite the setbacks of the June 1990 elections, which questioned the government's legitimacy, the government resumed its course towards democracy. Since June 1991, when the military was called into action by the government, democracy in Algeria is diminishing. The military now has assumed control of the state apparatus and its antagonism towards the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) - "the greatest contender for parliament authority and a party (to) be judged by the same standards as any other party to the extent that it adheres to established principles and institutions" - may cost Algeria its chances for democracy. (DÜI-Mjr) |
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| ISSN: | 1061-1924 |
| Contains: | In: Middle East policy
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