Algeria heads to legislative polls amid record-low turnout fear

Algerian voters head to the polls today for legislative elections, but the country faces an unusual challenge: historically low turnout is expected. According to Al Jazeera, the anticipated absence reflects lingering distrust from the twenty nineteen Hirak demonstrations, candidate exclusions, and widespread political apathy.

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