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ALGIERS, Algeria Algerians vote Saturday for a new parliament in an election with a majority of novice independent candidates running under new rules meant to satisfy demands of pro-democracy protesters and open the way to a “new Algeria.” Tension surrounded the voting in the gas-rich North African nation, with activists and opposition parties boycotting.…
ALGIERS: Algerians vote Saturday for a new parliament that’s meant to satisfy demands of pro-democracy protesters and turn a new leaf for the troubled, albeit gas-rich, country but which many activists plan to boycott. Authorities have tightened the screws on the Hirak protest movement in recent weeks, and police arrested a politician and journalist who are prominent
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerians vote Saturday for a new parliament that’s meant to satisfy demands of pro-democracy protesters and turn a new leaf for the troubled, albeit gas-rich, country but which many activists plan to boycott.