Participation of Women in Local Governance in Algeria

In 1967, the Algeria is among Arab countries that has adopted decentralization as a system to manage the state of affairs. Women participation in local governance is generally low and the reasons behind related to a combination of political, economic and social factors. component of the decentralized structure.
Accordingly, Algeria has 48 local councils divided according to the percentage of the population they represent. Each council is elected for five years through representational voting and seats are divided according to the electoral list which receives the most votes.

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