The Algerian government regretted this Saturday that the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso), which expires at midnight, had not been renewed, after the UN Security Council vote for its continuity failed on Friday.

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According to a statement released by the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “the excessive bias” of the resolution, “excessively and flagrantly tilted in favor of Morocco” to the detriment of the Polisario Front, was the cause of the “inevitable” result.

Algeria referred in these terms to the resolution promoted by the United States, which consolidated Morocco’s autonomy proposal as the axis of negotiations to resolve the conflict, considering it “the most viable solution” and establishing it as “the sole basis” for continuing talks.

It also proposed eliminating the reference to the referendum that appeared in the mission’s name (Minurso) since its deployment in 1991, within the framework of a settlement plan that contemplated a consultation for the Sahrawi population to decide the future of the territory, but which never came to be held.

At the #UNSecurityCouncil, Ambassador OF #Algeria #AmarBENDJAMA reaffirmed #Algeria’s commitment to the #Sahrawi people’s inalienable #righttoselfdetermination. A just and lasting solution must be grounded in international law and free from an imposed fait accompli. pic.twitter.com/QCgsMI2KC8

— Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations (@AlgeriaUN) October 30, 2026

For Algeria, it is “a priority” that a possible solution to the conflict “allows the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination,” and the US proposal “excluded the option,” with the elimination of the reference to the referendum, “a worrying political signal.”

Before subjecting the resolution to a vote, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Ataf, sent letters to the members of the Security Council to warn of the “extremely serious” consequences that could result from adopting a plan aimed at “legitimizing a situation based on occupation,” leaving aside “the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination.”

Although there were several versions, the final one nullified self-determination, by proposing the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco, under “its alleged sovereignty over Western Sahara,” as the sole basis for negotiations.

In addition, he warned that the proposal deprived the Polisario Front, “the sole legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people,” of the possibility of presenting “its own visions and ideas on a just and lasting solution to the conflict, in the course of negotiations.”

The proposal, which received eleven votes in favor and three abstentions, was vetoed by Russia, with veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council, which subsequently presented another parallel document, more favorable to the Polisario, but it was vetoed by the US.

The Algerian government reiterated its commitment to a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable” political solution that guarantees the Sahrawi people their right to self-determination, in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter.

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