The vote of the Algerian community abroad: What are the implications for political parties?

Since the reform of the electoral code in 1996, the Algerian community abroad has participated in the election of its representatives. Although only eight seats are reserved for Algerians abroad, these elections enabled political parties to solicit the votes of the Algerian diaspora for the first time. The aim of this paper is to highlight the relation between the representation of Algerian political parties abroad and the results of the parliamentary elections held since 1997. The number of Algerian voters abroad is significant, approaching one million. This is an opportunity for political parties, despite the limited number of seats, to get closer to Algerian citizens abroad. The organization of these elections, which have existed for over twenty years now, shows that this is a question of highly diversified partisan representation, which reflects the divisions between Algerian political parties. What are the implications of the decision to include Algerians abroad in legislative elections? What strategies do political parties use to gain the votes of Algerians living abroad? What are the issues that mobilize Algerian political parties to solicit their votes? How does partisan competition take place in a foreign country?