Algeria elections

Nearly 25 million voters across Africa's largest country by territory are choosing among 1,235 candidates for 407 seats with five-year terms in the lower house of Parliament.
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Algerians vote in parliamentary elections amid challenges

Turnout is a big concern after voters largely snubbed campaign events. The government declared Thursday a paid national holiday to encourage turnout.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2026
A man put a ballot into a ballot box. He stands in front of and Algerian flag mural
Algeria elections
Perspectives

Here's what not to expect from Algeria's elections: Democracy

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Abdelkader Cheref

27 June, 2026
Samir Belarbi is one of the prominent Hirak activists banned from standing in the elections
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Algeria bars Hirak activists from July elections

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2026
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s government launches crackdown on Algerian activists [Getty]
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Algeria president re-elected with 84.3 percent of vote: official results

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 September, 2024
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s government launches crackdown on Algerian activists [Getty]
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria's Tebboune re-elected president for second term

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 September, 2024
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MENA
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Algeria's aging president expected to win 'fixed' elections

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 September, 2024
Algeria
MENA
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Explainer: All you need to know about Algeria’s 2024 elections

The New Arab Staff
05 September, 2024
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MENA
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Algeria opposition figure released under judicial supervision

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 August, 2024
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria arrests opposition figure Fethi Ghares

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 August, 2024
The fire broke out at an orphanage in the Mohammadia district in the eastern suburbs of Algiers.
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria probes rejected presidential hopefuls for fraud

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2024
Abdelmajid Tebboune speaking to media
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria president to face two challengers in September election

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2024
Hirak [AFP]
Algeria
MENA
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Algerian opposition figures blast 'authoritarian climate'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2024
President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria elections: Tebboune, other hopefuls submit candidacies

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2024
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Algeria
Perspectives

Is the success of the Med games a new chapter for Algeria?

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

13 July, 2022
Algerians shout slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on May 7, 2021. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP) (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
Algeria
Voices

Protesters see straight through Tebboune's 'new Algeria'

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Malia Bouattia

16 July, 2021
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Algeria
MENA
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Dozens in Algeria face charges over polling day violations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2021
Abderrazak Makri
Algeria elections
MENA
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Algerian party warns of attempts to 'steal' election victory

The New Arab Staff
14 June, 2021
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Algeria elections
MENA
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Algeria parliamentary elections record low voter turnout

The New Arab Staff
13 June, 2021
Algeria Election
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria elects parliament amid 'repression' of protesters

The New Arab & agencies
12 June, 2021
The authorities are seeking to bolster their legitimacy and snuff out the Hirak pro-democracy protest movement
Algeria
MENA
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Algerians vote in first parliamentary poll since uprising

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 June, 2021
Algerians are taking to the polls [Getty]
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Algeria opposition arrests, police clampdown on eve of polls

The New Arab & agencies
11 June, 2021