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Algeria's ruling FLN secures most seats in parliament with historically low turnout

A man prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026.
A man prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026. © AFP

Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front won the most seats in the country's parliamentary elections, the election board said Monday, securing 90 out of 407 in the July 2 vote. But the poll was marred by record-low turnout after the government barred more than a third of prospective candidates from running.

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.

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