Three political parties backing Algeria’s President have emerged on top following parliamentary elections, the country’s Constitutional Court has said. Turnout, however, plummeted to an all-time low of 21 per cent.
The National Liberation Front (NLF), which has ruled the country since independence, won 91 of the 407 seats in the country's People’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
The pro-establishment National Democratic Rally (RND) came in second with 74 seats, while the centrist Future Front placed third with 56 seats, according to the court.
Protests over political corruption and unemployment ousted the north African country’s former President of 20 years, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in 2019.
His replacement, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, was re-elected President of Algeria in 2024 with 84.30 per cent of the vote, although one of his opponents complained of irregularities with the count.
Before the parliamentary vote on 2 July, hundreds of candidates were rejected, as well as multiple party lists.
Multiple people involved in the 2019 protests, including prominent opposition activist Karim Tabbou, have been prosecuted.
A total of 24.7 million people were eligible to vote in the elections, including 854,000 living abroad.
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