Algeria's ruling FLN secures most seats in parliament with historically low turnout
- Algeria's legislative elections saw a record-low turnout, with just 21 percent of the 25-million electorate casting ballots, as the incumbent National Liberation Front (FLN) won the most seats, the election board said on Monday.
- The FLN secured 90 of the parliament's 407 seats in the July 2 poll, which was marred by public apathy and controversy over the government's disqualification of roughly a third of would-be candidates.
- Karim Khelfane, the interim head of the National Independent Elections Authority (ANIE), said after announcing the results that the high abstention rate was "not specific
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- Algeria's legislative elections saw a record-low turnout, with just 21 percent of the 25-million electorate casting ballots, as the incumbent National Liberation Front (FLN) won the most seats, the election board said on Monday.
- The FLN secured 90 of the parliament's 407 seats in the July 2 poll, which was marred by public apathy and controversy over the government's disqualification of roughly a third of would-be candidates.
- Karim Khelfane, the interim head of the National Independent Elections Authority (ANIE), said after announcing the results that the high abstention rate was "not specific
Sources: France 24