Algerians voted Saturday for a new parliament in an election with a majority of novice independent candidates running under new rules meant to erase political corruption and open the way to a "new Algeria." At a local polling station in Algiers late Saturday, voting station employees tipped a few dozen ballot papers out from the largely empty urn -- 22 ballots had been cast out of 212, and some of them were void. Some regions, notably in Kabylie, a bastion of opposition east of the Algerian capital, the turnout was under 1%. The early election is supposed to exemplify President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's "new Algeria," with an emphasis on young candidates and those outside the political elite. (Disclaimer: This story is auto-generated from a syndicated feed; only the image & headline may have been reworked by www.republicworld.com)

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2021 08:03 UTC