The Algerian parliament is bicameral; the lower house, the People's National Assembly, has 462 members who are directly elected for five-year terms, while the upper house, the Council of the Nation, has 144 members serving six-year terms, of which 96 members are chosen by local assemblies and 48 are appointed by the president.
ðɪ ældʒˈɪɹiən pˈɑːɹləmənt ɪz baɪkˈæmɹəl; ðə lˈoʊɚ hˈaʊs, ðə pˈiːpəlz nˈæʃənəl ɐsˈɛmbli, hɐz fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː mˈɛmbɚz hˌuː ɑːɹ dᵻɹˈɛktli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɔːɹ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ tˈɜːmz, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˌʌpɚ hˈaʊs, ðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən, hɐz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ mˈɛmbɚz sˈɜːvɪŋ sˈɪksjˈɪɹ tˈɜːmz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ nˈaɪnti sˈɪks mˈɛmbɚz ɑːɹ tʃˈoʊzən baɪ lˈoʊkəl ɐsˈɛmblɪz ænd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ɑːɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt.