What is Council of the Nation?
The '''Council of the Nation''' (''majlis al'umma'') is the [[upper house]] of the [[Algerian Parliament]]. It is made of 144 members, 2/3 of which are elected indirectly and 1/3 of which are appointed by the [[President of Algeria|president]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html |title=CIA World Factbook|access-date=2009-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mqzwboNV?url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html |archive-date=2010-01-17 }}</ref> [[Abdelkader Bensalah]] was elected as President of the Council of the Nation on July 2, 2002, re-elected on January 11, 2007 and January 10, 2008. [[Zohra Drif]] was elected as vice-president of the Council of the Nation on September 10, 2002, re-elected on March 7, 2007 and March 8, 2008. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Politics of Algeria]] [[Category:National upper houses|Algeria]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Organisations based in Algeria]]