Algerian Movement for Justice and Development


The Algerian Movement for Justice and Development is a political party in Algeria.

History

The party was founded on 5 November 1990 by former Prime Minister Kasdi Merbah after he left the National Liberation Front in October. Led by Merbah, it was effectively a vehicle for his political ambitions; although he had become isolated within the FLN, the policies of MAJD were little different, and its membership consisted largely of his friends and former FLN and Sécurité Militaire associates.
In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party received only 0.4% of the vote and failed to win a seat, although the results were later annulled. Merbah was later assassinated on 21 August 1993.
As of 2014 the party was led by Abdullah Gaballah.