Opposition (9) Others (76) Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League The Council of the Nation (Arabic: مجلس الأمة, romanized: Majlis al-Ummah) is the upper house of the Algerian Parliament.

It is composed of 144 members, 2/3 of which are elected indirectly and 1/3 of which are appointed by the president of Algeria.

[3] The Council has 174 members: There are 58 dual-member constituencies (two seats) corresponding to the number of wilayas (departments) of the country.

The election shall be by majority vote in two rounds by and from an electoral college composed of elected popular wilaya assemblies and communal people's assemblies (approx.

Board member commits himself before his peers who can revoke his mandate by a majority of its members, if it commits a shameful action for his mission.