The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Algeria (French: Parti Baath arabe socialiste d'Algérie, Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في الجزائر Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-Arabi Al-Ishtiraki fy Aljeza'ir), is a political party in Algeria. It is the Algerian regional branch of the Iraqi-led Ba'ath Party. It is led by Ahmed Choutri.[1]
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Algeria حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في الجزائر Parti Baath arabe socialiste d'Algérie | |
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| Leader | Ahmed Choutri |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Algiers, Algeria |
| Ideology | Neo-Ba'athism Saddamism Pan-Arabism Arab nationalism |
| International affiliation | Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction) |
| Colors | Black, Red, White and Green |
| People's National Assembly | 0 / 462 |
| Council of the Nation | 0 / 144 |
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The party is currently banned, and Choutri was forced to flee to Iraq during the 1990s because of governmental repression against the Algerian Ba'ath movement.[2] The party sympathised with the Iraqi ba'athist insurgency and supported Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, leader of the Iraqi branch.[2] Following his return to Algeria in 2003, Choutri wrote The Baathist Faith of President Saddam.[2]