that a political party must conform to the following principles and objectives in all its areas of activity: - Not using the three fundamental components of national identity, namely Islam, Arab-ness and Amazigh-ness, for the purpose of any partisan propaganda. ………………… - Consolidating national unity - Preserving security and national territorial integrity and the country’s independence. The triad of Islam, Arab-ness and Amazigh-ness emphasized in the basic law illustrates the rich composition of society and the diversity in its unity. This diversity inherently rejects exclusion, intolerance and discrimination. Amazigh speaking communities have settled across different parts of the country and do not constitute a national minority. The population census is not based on religious nor linguistic criteria. This approach rejects the reductionist view on Algerian personality which, since the 7th century, has been and remains based on this triad. In this respect, in the preamble of the Algerian Constitution, the Amazigh element has been highlighted in the same way the Arab and Muslim elements have been. With this progressive reaffirmation of identity, and as a result of the amendment of the Constitution on 10th April 2002, the Amazigh language has been made a national language. It is taught in Algerian schools at all levels of education, whenever there is need and the conditions in which to teach it are suitable, especially in terms of pedagogical supervision. The Algerian state has implemented an active and deliberate policy to support measures that aim at encouraging the promotion of the Amazigh language. This was strengthened by the creation of the High Commission for Amazigh-ness, attached to the President of the Republic, by the creation of two Amazigh language institutes at the Tizi-Ouzou and Béjaia Universities, and by the launch of daily TV news and an Amazigh language television channel. Adopted by the National People’s Assembly on the 16th January 1996, the law on the generalisation of the national Amazigh language aims to return the language to its rightful place in society and to promote its use.