Algeria to vote in test of post-Hirak political landscape
Algeria holds legislative elections amid debates over reform, turnout and political stability.
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Algeria holds legislative elections amid debates over reform, turnout and political stability.
![The national flag of Algeria hangs outside a building in Annaba, Algeria [Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-14T131215Z_1471865111_RC21PKAWTTHQ_RTRMADP_3_POPE-AFRICA-ALGERIA-1776742807.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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