1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum

1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum

16 September 1999

Are you for or against the overall approach of the President of the Republic with a view to achieving peace and civil harmony?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 14,583,075 98.63%
No 202,496 1.37%
Valid votes 14,785,571 99.29%
Invalid or blank votes 105,324 0.71%
Total votes 14,890,895 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 17,512,726 85.03%

A referendum on the Civil Concord Law was held in Algeria on 16 September 1999.[1] The Civil Concord Law was an amnesty law that provided the legal framework to implement the 1995 "rahma" law promulgated by former President Liamine Zeroual.[2] It was put forth by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and adopted by parliament on 8 July 1999. The purpose of the law was to end the Algerian Civil War, and its most important element was its establishment of a system of clemency for Islamist fighters. The law was approved by 98% of voters with an 85% turnout.[3] One factor contributing to the high level of support received by the referendum is the lack of guidance that opposition parties gave to their supporters, not wanting to appear to be voting "against peace."

  1. ^ Algerian History Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of Algeria in Kuala Lumpur
  2. ^ Khatib, Sofiane (Winter 2005). "Spoiler Management During Algeria's Civil War: Explaining the Peace". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ History of Algeria History World

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