El-Infitah Movement

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El-Infitah Movement
LeaderNaima Farhi
Founded1997

The El-Infitah Movement (French: Mouvement El Infitah; Arabic: حركة الإنفتاح; lit.'Opening Movement')[1] is a minor political party in Algeria, led by Naima Farhi.

History and profile[edit]

The party was established as the Algerian National Youth Movement in 1997.[1] It was renamed as El Infitah before the 2007 elections.[1] It has a nationalist and progressive political leaning.[1] Its president is Omar Bouacha[1] and the secretary general is Naima Farhi.

In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won 3 out of 389 seats.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "El Infitah Movement". OPEMAM. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ Algerian Interior Ministry Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine