The National Democratic Rally (RND) won 17 out of 46 seats at the senatorial elections meant to renew half of the Nation Council's members, the Interior Ministry announced. According to APS, the FLN reform-movement won 10 seats, the independents close to the FLN reform-movement won 2, while FLN-Benflis got 11 seats, according to the same source.
Four other seats went to Society's Movement for Peace (MSP) and two to El Islah movement.
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