Algeria votes for new parliament, with turnout and cost of living in focus
Algerians headed to the polls on July 2 to elect a new parliament, in a vote shadowed by expectations of low turnout among the roughly 25-million-strong electorate. The election was marked by controversy over the disqualification of about a third of potential candidates.
Algerians went to the polls on July 2 to elect a new parliament. Expectations of low turnout among the roughly 25-million-strong electorate were among the defining features of the vote.
According to France 24, the ballot took place amid controversy over the government's disqualification of about a third of potential candidates. Some of those affected said they had been blocked from competing in major constituencies.
The cost of living was among the leading concerns for voters. With results to follow, attention will turn to the make-up of the new parliament and how it approaches economic priorities in the period ahead, including measures aimed at easing pressure on household budgets.
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