At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of Algeria.

* The election had originally been scheduled for 18 April 2019 but was postponed.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Acting President  Abdelkader BENSALAH (following resignation of former President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA on 2 April 2019)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Noureddine BEDOUI
• Assembly: Algeria has a bicameral Parliament (Majlis) consisting of the Council of the Nation (Majlis al-Oumma) with 144 seats and the National People's Assembly (Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani) with 462 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. There are no presidential term limits. As acting President, Abdelkader BENSALAH is unable to participate in the Presidential elections.

Main candidates in this presidential race:

• Ali BENFLIS
  • Party: Independent
• Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE
  • Party: National Liberation Front/Jabhatu l-Taḥrīri l-Waṭanī (FLN)
• Abdelaziz BELAID
  • Party: Front El Moustakbal/Front de l'avenir
• Azzedddine MIHOUBI
  • Party: Democratic National Rally party/Rassemblement National Démocratique (RND)
• Abdelkader BENGRINE
  • Party: El Bina movement

Population and Voter Registration:

• Population: 42,679,018 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 23,251,503 (2017)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 21,124,850 (2019 est.)
• Is Algeria a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Algeria ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (22 May 1996)
• Gender Quota: Yes
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 119 (25.8%) of 462 in the National People’s Assembly; 10 (7%) of in the Council of the Nation
• Human Development Index Position: 85 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Algeria a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Algeria ratified CRPD: Yes (4 December 2009)
• Population with a disability: 5,931,325 (est.)