Council of the Nation elections were held in Algeria on 9 March 2025 in order to renew 87 of the 174 members of the upper house of parliament.

Electoral system Council of the Nation consists of 174 members, half of which are renewed every three years for six-year terms. Of this total, two-thirds or 116 seats are elected by indirect first-past-the-post vote in one round by an electoral college composed of members of wilaya assemblies and communal assemblies in 58 electoral districts based on the boundaries of the wilayas, with two seats per wilaya. Candidates must be at least thirty-five years old, and be members of these assemblies, which totals approximately 15,000 elected representatives. The remaining third (58 seats) are appointed by the president based on their scientific, cultural, professional, economic and social skills.

Results The members elected during the 2018 partial renewal completed their six-year terms, totaling 72 members, including 24 presidential appointees from the presidential third. In addition, 10 members representing the ten newly created provinces, who had been elected in 2022, were included in the 2028 partial renewal after being selected by lot, together with 29 members appointed by the President of the Republic to the presidential third. As a result, the members eligible for the 2025 partial renewal consisted of those elected during the 2018 partial renewal, together with 10 members elected in the ten newly created provinces in 2022 who were selected by lot to complete the staggered renewal cycle.The members subject to the 2025 partial renewal were distributed by political affiliation as follows: National Liberation Front: 32 members (29 whose six-year terms expired + 3 selected by lot). Democratic National Rally: 11 members (11 whose six-year terms expired + 0 selected by lot). Independents: 9 members (4 whose six-year terms expired + 5 selected by lot). Future Front: 2 members (2 whose six-year terms expired + 0 selected by lot). Socialist Forces Front: 2 members (2 whose six-year terms expired + 0 selected by lot). National Construction Movement: 1 member (0 whose six-year terms expired + 1 selected by lot). New Dawn: 1 member (0 whose six-year terms expired + 1 selected by lot).

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