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Algeria elections face candidate disqualifications
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Algeria, scheduled for July 2026, are facing widespread controversy over the use of Article 200 of the Election Law, which imposes restrictions on candidates linked to suspicious funding or influence over the electoral process. Political parties and opposition groups have documented extensive disqualifications of candidates based on this Article, raising criticisms of violations of fairness and equal opportunity principles. They argue that these practices could lead to a decline in trust in political institutions. Currently, the discussions mainly focus on the ambiguity of the wording and the methods of its implementation, amid the dominance of traditional parties on candidate lists, with a weak presence of independents.
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