Local elections were held in Algeria on 12 June 1990,Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, p.23 the first multi-party elections since independence in 1962. The result was a victory for the Islamic Salvation Front, which won majorities on more than half of the Popular Communal Assemblies and Popular Wilaya Assemblies, receiving around 70% of the vote in Algiers, Constantine and Oran.
The results were considered a decisive defeat for the FLN, which ruled Algeria since its independence in 1962.
Results People's Municipal Assembly PartyVotes%SeatsCouncilsIslamic Salvation Front4,331,47254.25,987856National Liberation Front2,245,79828.14,799486Rally for Culture and Democracy166,1042.162387National Party for Solidarity and Development131,1001.61342Social Democratic Party84,0291.1652Party of Algerian Renewal65,4500.8612Socialist Vanguard Party24,1900.3100Other parties5,3670.070Independents931,27811.71,427106Invalid/blank votes391,972–––Total8,366,76010013,1131,541Registered voters/turnout12,841,76965.2––Source: Tachau
People's Provincial Assembly PartyVotes%SeatsCouncilsIslamic Salvation Front 31National Liberation Front 6Rally for Culture and Democracy 1Independent 1No overall control 9Total 48Source: Tachau
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