Algerian Assembly

The Algerian Assembly was the colonial legislative body in Algeria under French rule, whose elections (notably in 1948) were systematically rigged by the French administration via ballot-box stuffing, and which was dominated by pied noir (European settler) interests that blocked major reform initiatives.

Claims that use this term

• France rigged the 1948 Algerian Assembly elections by stuffing ballot boxes
• The 1948 Algerian Assembly elections were systematically rigged by the French administration.
• Pied noir control of the Algerian Assembly blocked every major reform since 1909.