Algeria poll race begins

The campaign for Algeria’s local elections began on Thursday and will run for 21 days, as candidates vie for the votes of 23 million voters ahead of polling scheduled for the 28th of this month. The campaign is taking place amid fears of widespread voter apathy, after turnout in the previous parliamentary elections failed to exceed 21%. The Independent National Election Authority stressed that campaigning outside the official period, hate speech and discrimination, and the use of foreign languages or state facilities for campaigning are prohibited. It also required media outlets to allocate airtime fairly and banned the publication of voting-intention polls during the 72 hours before polling day. Political parties have focused on competence and experience, renewing their candidate lists, and involving young people and women. Opposition parties, meanwhile, have criticized the rejection of candidacy applications and called for guarantees of fair and transparent competition and an impartial administration.

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