Political party in Algeria Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism Parti Algérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme Abbreviation PADS Founder Abdelhamid Benzine Founded 1993 (1993) Newspaper Le Lien des Ouvriers et Paysans Ideology Communism Political position Left-wing International affiliation IMCWP ICS (defunct) Council of the Nation 0 / 144 People's National Assembly 0 / 480 Politics of Algeria Political parties Elections