Leftist Parties of Algeria

PARTY			PERIODICALS	CONTACT	IDEOL.	INTERNAT.	ELECTION Parl. '02	OTHER
Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism	Parti Algérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme	PADS	Le Lien des Ouvriers et Paysans, Alger Républicain	e-mail	com.	ICS	-	f. 1993 as split from Ettehadi
New Democratic and Social Movement	Mouvement Démocratique et Social	MDS		e-mail	soc. dem., ex-com.	ex-WMR	-	f. 1999, formerly the Socalist Vanguard Party (PAGS; f. 1966) and Challenge (Ettehadi; f. 1993), split in two wings led by Ahmed Meliani and Hocine Ali
Party of the National Liberation Front	Parti du Front de Libération Nationale / Hizb Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Watani	PFLN		e-mail			35.28%	f. 1954
Rally for Culture and Democracy	Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie	RCD		e-mail	soc. dem.		-	f. 1989, led by Saïd Sadi
Socialist Forces Front	Front des Forces Socialistes	FFS		e-mail	soc. dem.	SI	-	f. 1963, led by Hocine Aït Ahmed
Socialist Workers Party	Parti Socialiste des Travailleurs / Hizb al-Ummal al-Ishtiraki / Akhabar Anemlay Nikhedamen	PST	El Khatwa	e-mail	tro.	USFI	-	f. 1989 by Revolutionary Communist group (GCR; f. 1974), led by Salhi Chawki
Workers' Party	Parti des Travailleurs	PT	Fraternité	e-mail	tro.	ICLWI/SIQI	3.33%	f. 1990 Socialist Workers Organization (OST; f. 1981), led by Louisa Hanoune
Parties probably disbanded Berber Socialism and Revolution Party (Akabar n Tagrawla d Tanemla Amazigh / Parti de la Révolution et du Socialisme Berbère, ATTA/PRSB)