Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League The Algerian Movement for Justice and Development (French: Mouvement Algérien pour la Justice et le Développement, MAJD) is a political party in Algeria.
The party was founded on 5 November 1990 by former Prime Minister Kasdi Merbah after he left the National Liberation Front (FLN) in October.
[1] Led by Merbah, it was effectively a vehicle for his political ambitions;[1] although he had become isolated within the FLN, the policies of MAJD were little different, and its membership consisted largely of his friends and former FLN and Sécurité Militaire associates.
[1] In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party received only 0.4% of the vote and failed to win a seat, although the results were later annulled.
[1][2] As of 2014, the party was led by Abdullah Gaballah.