Algeria Shrugs

An unexpected delay to the final announcement of the results in Algeria’s recent election occurred today amidst accusations by an alliance of Islamist parties of widespread fraud. The secular Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) president Mohcen Belabes, whose party called for a boycott of elections on Thursday, echoed the allegations in a press conference this morning. It has now been announced that the former ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has won 220 seats, with ...

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