Polls Open in First Algeria Parliamentary Poll since 2019 Uprising
Polling stations opened Saturday in Algeria's first parliamentary election since a popular uprising forced longtime autocratic president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office in 2019.
The authorities are seeking to bolster their legitimacy and snuff out the Hirak pro-democracy protest movement that mobilised hundreds of thousands of people to stop the ailing Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term.
Source: Agence France Presse
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