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Algerian rulers aim for return to order

Algerian rulers aim for return to order

LAMINE CHIKHI and HAMID OULD AHMED ALGERIA’S president and the generals backing him hope today's parliamentary election will mark an end to two years of upheaval, but in the capital's steep, winding streets few people seemed enthused. While thousands of candidates rallied supporters at official campaign events for an election that moderate Islamist parties aim to win, the low turnout in recent national votes has underscored public scepticism for the process. "I won't vote because nothing will change. Nothing at all," said Khadidja, a woman in a facemask and pink headscarf speaking near a wall plastered with election posters. The…
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