The Constitutional revision, approved by the people is promulgated by the President of
the Republic.
Art. 175 - The law pertaining to the draft constitutional revision not approved by the
people is void.
It cannot be submitted again to the people during the same legislature.
Art. 176 - When the Constitutional Council considers that the draft constitutional revision
does not infringe, at all, upon the general principles governing the Algerian society, the
human and citizen’s rights and liberties, or does not affect, in any way, the fundamental
balance of powers and of institutions, the President of the Republic may promulgate,
directly, the law pertaining to constitutional revision without submitting it to people’s
referendum if it obtains the voices of three quarters (3/4) of the members of the two
chambers of the Parliament.
Art. 177 - The three quarters (3/4) of the members of the two chambers of the Parliament
meeting together can propose a constitutional revision and present it to the President of
the Republic who can submit it to a referendum.
If approved, it is promulgated.
Art. 178 - Any constitutional revision cannot infringe on :
1- the republican nature of the State;
2- the democratic order based on multipartism;
3- islam as the religion of the State;
4- arabic as the national and official language;
5- fundamental liberties, human and citizen’s rights;
6- integrity of the national territory.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Art. 179 - The legislative body in office at the date of the promulgation of the present
Constitution and up to the end of its mandate, the President of the Republic at the end of
the legislative body’s mandate and up to the election of the People’s National Assembly,
legislate through ordinances including the domains pertaining to organic laws.
Art. 180 - Awaiting the setting up of the institutions provided for in the present
Constitution :
- the laws in force pertaining to the organic domain remain applicable up to their
replacement or modification in accordance with the procedures provided for by the
Constitution;