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Algerian local elections, 1990
Local elections were held in Algeria on 12 June 1990, the first multi-party elections since independence in 1962. The result was a victory for the Islamic Salvation Front, which won majorities on more than half of the Popular Communal Assemblies and Popular Wilaya Assemblies, receiving around 70% of the vote in Algiers, Constantine and Oran.
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Popular Communal Assemblies
Popular Wilaya Assemblies
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Algeria
Coordinates: 28°N 2°E / 28°N 2°E / 28; 2
Algeria (Arabic: الجزائر al-Jazā'ir; Berber: ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer), officially People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the country's far north. With an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa and the Arab world. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the west by Morocco, to the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, to the southeast by Niger, and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The country is a semi-presidential republic consisting of 48 provinces and 1,541 communes. Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been President since 1999.
Ancient Algeria has known many empires and dynasties, including ancient Numidians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Umayyads, Abbasids, Idrisid, Aghlabid, Rustamid, Fatimids, Zirid, Hammadids, Almoravids, Almohads, Ottomans and the French colonial empire. Berbers are generally considered to be the indigenous inhabitants of Algeria. Following the Arab conquest of North Africa, most indigenous inhabitants were Arabised; thus, although most Algerians are Berber in origin, most identify with Arab culture. En masse, Algerians are a mix of Berbers, Arabs, Turks and Black Africans.
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Algerian wine
Algerian wine is wine made in Algeria. While not a significant force on the world's wine market today, Algeria has played an important role in the history of wine. Algeria's viticultural history dates back to its settlement by the Phoenicians and continued under Algeria's rule by the Roman empire. Just prior to the Algerian War of Independence, Algerian wine (along with the production of Morocco and Tunisia) accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total international wine trade. With as much land under vine as the countries of Germany and South Africa, Algeria continues to maintain a wine industry with over 70 wineries in operation.
History
The roots of Algerian winemaking can be traced to the settlement of the Phoenicians and the influences of nearby Carthage. Under Roman rule, winemaking continued until the Muslim conquests of North Africa in the 7th and 8th centuries. During this time the wine industry was severely limited due to the prohibition of alcohol under Islamic dietary laws. When Algeria came under French rule in 1830 vineyards were replanted in order to serve the needs of the local pieds-noir. When the phylloxera epidemic destroyed the French vineyards in the mid-19th century, Algerian wine exports into France filled the void. An influx of winemakers from the German wine region of Baden brought with them more modern winemaking techniques and helped to increase the overall quality of Algeria wine. Even after the French resumed normal levels of wine production, Algerian wine was still widely used in regions like the Languedoc as a blending component that added color and strength to the wines.
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1213 Algeria
1213 Algeria, provisional designation 1931 XD, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 33 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Guy Reiss at the North African Algiers Observatory on 5 December 1931. Three nights later, the body was independently discovered by Belgian–American astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay in the U.S state of Wisconsin.
The dark C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,029 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.13 and is tilted by 13 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 16 hours and an albedo between 0.06 and 0.09, according to the surveys carried out by the IRAS, Akari, and WISE/NEOWISE missions.
The minor planet was named in honour of the North African country Algeria, location of the discovering observatory and a French colony at the time.
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ALGERIA: COUNTING BEGINS IN COUNTRY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound Polling booths in Algeria closed and vote counting began in the country's local elections on Thursday. Under tight security and a backdrop of violence, Algerians chose local leaders for the first time since 1990. It was the last of four votes aimed at breaking an Islamic revival that has mushroomed into a relentless and bloody revolt. Thursday's elections across Algeria appeared to have gone smoothly. The Interior Ministry was hectic as it coordinated bringing in the results. Officials said 56 percent of the nearly 16 (m) million eligible voters had cast their ballots by 1800 local time (1700 GMT) Turnout was lowest in Algiers, where recent massacres of hundreds of civilians on its outskirts were blamed by authorities on Muslim rebels. ...
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ALGERIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS CLAIM FRAUD AFTER LOCAL ELECTIONS
(24 Oct 1997) French/Arabic Opposition leaders claimed fraud on Friday in Algeria's first local elections since 1990, saying forces of the military-backed regime had attacked Islamic activists at the polls and barred them from watching the vote count. Results are expected later today from Thursday's elections - the last of four votes as Algeria's government tries to rebuild the nation's political structure, giving President Liamine Zeroual more power to snuff out the nation's 5-year-old Islamic insurgency. The conflict has killed an estimated 75-thousand people, mostly civilians. Algeria's bloody elections have been further tarnished by claims from opposition parties of harassment and electoral fraud. M-P-S leader Mahmoud Nahnah told journalists that reporting the ...
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ALGERIA: RND PARTY WIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
(24 Oct 1997) French/Nat Amid accusations of fraud, and a week of continued bloodshed, Algeria's municipal elections were won by the ruling National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) party. The result was announced on Friday by the interior minister Mustapha Benmansour. But it was called into question by opposition leaders who claimed the elections were rigged in favour of the ruling R-N-D party led by President Liamine Zeroual. Islamic groups claimed their activists had been attacked by military troops and were barred from watching the counts take place. Ten candidates were killed in the lead up to the local elections, the first since 1990. Thursday's elections were the last of four votes held by Algeria's government as part of their efforts to reaffirm their authority in t...
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ALGERIA: LAST MINUTE CAMPAIGNING IN RUN UP TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
(19 Oct 1997) French/Nat With the countdown well underway to Thursday's tense municipal elections in Algeria, political parties are carrying out last minute campaigning. A rally was held on Sunday by a group of women in one of the more fundamentalist suburbs of Algiers to support the Muslim Nahda Party. Although Nahda condemns the latest killings by the fundamentalists' group - the G-I-A, the party still faces an image problem. Thursday's poll will be the first local elections since June 1990 when the Islamic Salvation Front took control of most of the elected authorities. The ballot will decide who will control the municipal government for more than 15-hundred towns and villages in the country's 48 provincial capitals. Among the parties standing will be the Muslim ...
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ALGERIA: ALGIERS: VOTERS GO TO POLLS IN LOCAL ELECTIONS
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound Voters in blood-soaked Algeria chose local and regional leaders on Thursday for the first time in seven years. But few are hopeful the election would curb the violence that has left an estimated 75-thousand people dead. Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote. These elections are meant to finish rebuilding Algeria's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered a ruthless, relentless Islamic insurgency. They've drawn minimal enthusiasm from the nation's 16 (m) million voters and caused concerns that the ballot will be rigged. Pro-government parties are expected to win, consolidating the powers of President Liamine Zeroual, a retired general. ...
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ALGERIA: RUN UP TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MARRED BY VIOLENCE
(22 Oct 1997) French/Nat Algerians are preparing to choose new representatives in an election designed to bury the Muslim party that swept the last vote six years ago. The north African country has been engulfed by violence ever since the military-backed government cancelled the 1992 vote in which the banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was close to winning. The run up to Thursday's poll has been marred by some of the most brutal terrorism yet in the struggle between Islamic fundamentalists and the government. APTV has an exclusive interview with the lawyer from FIS, who claims thousands of people, including his own client, have disappeared during the conflict. A security blanket is across the Algerian capital of Algiers in anticipation of more attacks by Muslim militants....
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ALGERIA: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: MOBILE VOTING STATIONS OPEN (2)
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat Mobile voting stations opened across Algeria on Monday, rounding up votes from isolated villagers in the first municipal elections since the outbreak of a Muslim fundamentalist insurgency. The army and security forces were mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts for Thursday's election, following a new wave of bloody massacres blamed on fundamentalist guerrillas in this petroleum-rich nation. Monday marks the last day the politicians can hold campaign rallies before Thursday's local elections in Algeria. About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the vote that is to be monitored by election observers. The banned Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) h...
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Algeria - Anti-fundamentalist party wins election
(6 Jun 1997) T/I 10:57:17 A pro-government, anti-fundamentalist party formed earlier this year has won the Algerian elections with 155 seats out of the 380-seat National People's Assembly, it was announced on Friday (6/6). But some opponents accused the government of fraud. And international observers reportedly expressed skepticism over the official figure of 65% for the turnout, suggesting it was far lower. SHOWS: ALGIERS, ALGERIA 6 JUNE, 1997 VS RND supporters driving in cars and waving flags, to celebrate the election results; INT MS RND supporters celebrate result; SOT, Abdelkader Bensalah, RND spokesman (Arabic), saying the result is great news; MS supporters outside MSP headquarters; MS Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah waves at supporters from upstairs window; ...
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Algeria - Opposition parties stage protest
(30 Oct 1997) T/I: 11:20:39 GS 10:41:10 Thousands of people marched towards the Algiers regional administration headquarters Thursday (30/10) in protest against alleged fraud in last week's local elections in Algeria. SHOWS: ALGIERS, ALGERIA 30/10 00:00 WS overhead of protestors; 00:04 MS protestors carrying coffin with "democracy" written on it; 00:10 MS police confronting protestors; 00:12 CU police officer; 00:16 MS Khalida Messaoudi, member of RCD party; 00:24 MS large Algerian flag being waved around; 00:29 MS Habib Chawki Hamraoui, Algerian Minister of Communications; 00:37 MS protestors locked arm in arm; 00:42 CU protestor marching; 00:47 MS crowd waving fingers; 00:50 WS protestors holding up posters; 00:57 CU women marching with posters; 01:01 MS S...
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ALGERIA: ANTI-TERRORIST PRE-ELECTION CLOSURE OF STADIA AND MARKETS
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat Algeria, trying to prevent Muslim guerrillas from disrupting next Thursday's local elections through more attacks, ordered markets and stadiums to close and put its roads off-limits to some lorries for up to five days. SOUNDBITE: (French) "It depends on the business and the sellers. Nobody is coming to do his shopping at 7 in the evening. But it's the time when all businesses should be open. SUPER CAPTION: Stall owner, (Name withheld for security reasons) SOUNDBITE: (French) "It's to organise the elections from the beginning because if there are football matches in this stadium we won't be able to follow the elections. Do you think that people will want to vote? They'll be interested in the football. So that's why they have decided to stop all c...
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ALGERIA: COUNTING BEGINS IN COUNTRY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS
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(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Polling booths in Algeria closed and vote counting began in the country's local elections on Thursday.
Under tight security a...
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Polling booths in Algeria closed and vote counting began in the country's local elections on Thursday.
Under tight security and a backdrop of violence, Algerians chose local leaders for the first time since 1990.
It was the last of four votes aimed at breaking an Islamic revival that has mushroomed into a relentless and bloody revolt.
Thursday's elections across Algeria appeared to have gone smoothly.
The Interior Ministry was hectic as it coordinated bringing in the results.
Officials said 56 percent of the nearly 16 (m) million eligible voters had cast their ballots by 1800 local time (1700 GMT)
Turnout was lowest in Algiers, where recent massacres of hundreds of civilians on its outskirts were blamed by authorities on Muslim rebels.
State-run radio and TV stations began their election night coverage.
Results aren't expected to be known until Friday.
But the counting of the millions of votes cast in no way means an end to the violence and bloodshed that has haunted this north African country over the past seven years.
The conflict has left an estimated 75-thousand dead.
Hundreds of civilians, including 10 candidates, have been killed in a wave of pre-election massacres and bombings in recent weeks.
Civil war broke out after the army-backed government cancelled a 1992 election the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) were set to win.
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(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Polling booths in Algeria closed and vote counting began in the country's local elections on Thursday.
Under tight security and a backdrop of violence, Algerians chose local leaders for the first time since 1990.
It was the last of four votes aimed at breaking an Islamic revival that has mushroomed into a relentless and bloody revolt.
Thursday's elections across Algeria appeared to have gone smoothly.
The Interior Ministry was hectic as it coordinated bringing in the results.
Officials said 56 percent of the nearly 16 (m) million eligible voters had cast their ballots by 1800 local time (1700 GMT)
Turnout was lowest in Algiers, where recent massacres of hundreds of civilians on its outskirts were blamed by authorities on Muslim rebels.
State-run radio and TV stations began their election night coverage.
Results aren't expected to be known until Friday.
But the counting of the millions of votes cast in no way means an end to the violence and bloodshed that has haunted this north African country over the past seven years.
The conflict has left an estimated 75-thousand dead.
Hundreds of civilians, including 10 candidates, have been killed in a wave of pre-election massacres and bombings in recent weeks.
Civil war broke out after the army-backed government cancelled a 1992 election the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) were set to win.
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ALGERIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS CLAIM FRAUD AFTER LOCAL ELECTIONS
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(24 Oct 1997) French/Arabic
Opposition leaders claimed fraud on Friday in Algeria's first local elections since 1990, saying forces of the military-backed...
(24 Oct 1997) French/Arabic
Opposition leaders claimed fraud on Friday in Algeria's first local elections since 1990, saying forces of the military-backed regime had attacked Islamic activists at the polls and barred them from watching the vote count.
Results are expected later today from Thursday's elections - the last of four votes as Algeria's government tries to rebuild the nation's political structure, giving President Liamine Zeroual more power to snuff out the nation's 5-year-old Islamic insurgency.
The conflict has killed an estimated 75-thousand people, mostly civilians.
Algeria's bloody elections have been further tarnished by claims from opposition parties of harassment and electoral fraud.
M-P-S leader Mahmoud Nahnah told journalists that reporting the truth of these elections was paramount.
SOUNDBITE:
God bless the democratic and true journalism, and curses on dictatorial journalism wherever it is.
SUPER CAPTION: Mahfoud Nahnah, leader M-P-S Party
At an M-P-S press conference later party officials said that were of their members was beaten up by police when he tried to watch vote counting in a remote polling station.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
Mr Hamed Ben Saada has been the victim of an assault from the security forces, because he was trying to follow up the vote counting in an outlying polling station
SUPER CAPTION: Ahmed Een, M-P-S Party spokesman.
The victim himself then exhibited the X-ray which apparently showed the injuries he claimed to have suffered.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
You can see the bruise I have here. And you can see it on the X-ray.
SUPER CAPTION: Hamed Ben Saada, M-P-S Official
Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote. The army was mobilized to guard the country's almost 40-thousand (35,700) voting stations, and voters were subjected to searches before entering the precincts.
The elections are meant to finish rebuilding the nation's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered the ruthless Islamic insurgency.
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(24 Oct 1997) French/Arabic
Opposition leaders claimed fraud on Friday in Algeria's first local elections since 1990, saying forces of the military-backed regime had attacked Islamic activists at the polls and barred them from watching the vote count.
Results are expected later today from Thursday's elections - the last of four votes as Algeria's government tries to rebuild the nation's political structure, giving President Liamine Zeroual more power to snuff out the nation's 5-year-old Islamic insurgency.
The conflict has killed an estimated 75-thousand people, mostly civilians.
Algeria's bloody elections have been further tarnished by claims from opposition parties of harassment and electoral fraud.
M-P-S leader Mahmoud Nahnah told journalists that reporting the truth of these elections was paramount.
SOUNDBITE:
God bless the democratic and true journalism, and curses on dictatorial journalism wherever it is.
SUPER CAPTION: Mahfoud Nahnah, leader M-P-S Party
At an M-P-S press conference later party officials said that were of their members was beaten up by police when he tried to watch vote counting in a remote polling station.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
Mr Hamed Ben Saada has been the victim of an assault from the security forces, because he was trying to follow up the vote counting in an outlying polling station
SUPER CAPTION: Ahmed Een, M-P-S Party spokesman.
The victim himself then exhibited the X-ray which apparently showed the injuries he claimed to have suffered.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
You can see the bruise I have here. And you can see it on the X-ray.
SUPER CAPTION: Hamed Ben Saada, M-P-S Official
Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote. The army was mobilized to guard the country's almost 40-thousand (35,700) voting stations, and voters were subjected to searches before entering the precincts.
The elections are meant to finish rebuilding the nation's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered the ruthless Islamic insurgency.
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ALGERIA: RND PARTY WIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
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(24 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Amid accusations of fraud, and a week of continued bloodshed, Algeria's municipal elections were won by the ruling National Democr...
(24 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Amid accusations of fraud, and a week of continued bloodshed, Algeria's municipal elections were won by the ruling National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) party.
The result was announced on Friday by the interior minister Mustapha Benmansour.
But it was called into question by opposition leaders who claimed the elections were rigged in favour of the ruling R-N-D party led by President Liamine Zeroual.
Islamic groups claimed their activists had been attacked by military troops and were barred from watching the counts take place.
Ten candidates were killed in the lead up to the local elections, the first since 1990.
Thursday's elections were the last of four votes held by Algeria's government as part of their efforts to reaffirm their authority in the face of violent challenges from extremist Islamic groups.
President Liamine Zeroual has been seeking a mandate to use more power to bring an end to the conflict which began in 1992.
The ruling R-N-D came out on top with the National Liberation Front (F-L-N) coming second, ahead of the leading Islamic oriented party - the Movement for a Peaceful Society (M-P-S).
The recent killings were a key theme for the municipal candidates - 10 of whom were murdered in pre-election violence.
A wish to see the end of violence was uppermost in the mind of many of those who turned out to vote.
For the supporters of the R-N-D the victory was a cause of jubilation.
Yet it's unlikely that this victory will mark the end of the slaughter which has seen nearly 70 thousand people killed.
But that wasn't going to stop the R-N-D from claiming their moment of triumph.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I can tell you that the Algerians have shown their confidence in the R-N-D so that we can fulfil the democratic process in Algeria."
SUPER CAPTION: Tazairt Abdel Aziz, R-N-D candidate for central Algiers
Yet the results are already being disputed by the Islamic groups who claim the military forces, who back the present regime, had attacked their activists and prevented them from watching the counts take place.
The R-N-D were quick to knock down any challenge to the legitimacy of their victory.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"This is typical. But we also have complaints, we visited a lot of voting bureaus in all our
districts and in many of these places the R-N-D militants also complained of misconduct from other parties. This is normal, this is democracy."
SUPER CAPTION: Tazairt Abdel Aziz, R-N-D candidate for central Algiers
Due to the high profile campaign, fears of a low turnout of voters were proved to be unfounded.
The turnout was estimated at nearly 67 per cent - a point more than for June's parliamentary elections.
However, supporters of the opposition Rally for Culture and Democracy (R-C-D) party gathered at their headquarters to protest against the election results.
They are among the R-N-D's critics who demand greater democracy for Algeria.
At this demonstration the crowd shouted "Government Party are Killers", referring to their involvement in a number of attacks on Islamic groups.
They feel that the R-N-D is merely wearing the cloak of democracy, but is really only a front for the powerful military.
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(24 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Amid accusations of fraud, and a week of continued bloodshed, Algeria's municipal elections were won by the ruling National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) party.
The result was announced on Friday by the interior minister Mustapha Benmansour.
But it was called into question by opposition leaders who claimed the elections were rigged in favour of the ruling R-N-D party led by President Liamine Zeroual.
Islamic groups claimed their activists had been attacked by military troops and were barred from watching the counts take place.
Ten candidates were killed in the lead up to the local elections, the first since 1990.
Thursday's elections were the last of four votes held by Algeria's government as part of their efforts to reaffirm their authority in the face of violent challenges from extremist Islamic groups.
President Liamine Zeroual has been seeking a mandate to use more power to bring an end to the conflict which began in 1992.
The ruling R-N-D came out on top with the National Liberation Front (F-L-N) coming second, ahead of the leading Islamic oriented party - the Movement for a Peaceful Society (M-P-S).
The recent killings were a key theme for the municipal candidates - 10 of whom were murdered in pre-election violence.
A wish to see the end of violence was uppermost in the mind of many of those who turned out to vote.
For the supporters of the R-N-D the victory was a cause of jubilation.
Yet it's unlikely that this victory will mark the end of the slaughter which has seen nearly 70 thousand people killed.
But that wasn't going to stop the R-N-D from claiming their moment of triumph.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I can tell you that the Algerians have shown their confidence in the R-N-D so that we can fulfil the democratic process in Algeria."
SUPER CAPTION: Tazairt Abdel Aziz, R-N-D candidate for central Algiers
Yet the results are already being disputed by the Islamic groups who claim the military forces, who back the present regime, had attacked their activists and prevented them from watching the counts take place.
The R-N-D were quick to knock down any challenge to the legitimacy of their victory.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"This is typical. But we also have complaints, we visited a lot of voting bureaus in all our
districts and in many of these places the R-N-D militants also complained of misconduct from other parties. This is normal, this is democracy."
SUPER CAPTION: Tazairt Abdel Aziz, R-N-D candidate for central Algiers
Due to the high profile campaign, fears of a low turnout of voters were proved to be unfounded.
The turnout was estimated at nearly 67 per cent - a point more than for June's parliamentary elections.
However, supporters of the opposition Rally for Culture and Democracy (R-C-D) party gathered at their headquarters to protest against the election results.
They are among the R-N-D's critics who demand greater democracy for Algeria.
At this demonstration the crowd shouted "Government Party are Killers", referring to their involvement in a number of attacks on Islamic groups.
They feel that the R-N-D is merely wearing the cloak of democracy, but is really only a front for the powerful military.
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ALGERIA: LAST MINUTE CAMPAIGNING IN RUN UP TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
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(19 Oct 1997) French/Nat
With the countdown well underway to Thursday's tense municipal elections in Algeria, political parties are carrying out last minut...
(19 Oct 1997) French/Nat
With the countdown well underway to Thursday's tense municipal elections in Algeria, political parties are carrying out last minute campaigning.
A rally was held on Sunday by a group of women in one of the more fundamentalist suburbs of Algiers to support the Muslim Nahda Party.
Although Nahda condemns the latest killings by the fundamentalists' group - the G-I-A, the party still faces an image problem.
Thursday's poll will be the first local elections since June 1990 when the Islamic Salvation Front took control of most of the elected authorities.
The ballot will decide who will control the municipal government for more than 15-hundred towns and villages in the country's 48 provincial capitals.
Among the parties standing will be the Muslim Nahda Party which held this meeting on Sunday.
It has strong support among women, but its reputation has been tarnished by the actions of fundamentalist terrorist groups such as the G-I-A.
But one of their prominent candidates said they are confident ahead of Thursday's vote.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"If the elections are to be fair it will certainly be a very good result for our party, but we are doing our utmost to get people to vote"
SUPER CAPTION: Tahar Benrabah, Nahda Party candidate
More than 30 parties are fielding candidates for the local
ballot, including the ruling National Democratic Rally (RND)
party.
The R-N-D have attacked the extremist Muslim parties, claiming they are responsible for the bloodshed.
But the Nahda Party wants to disassociate themselves and their religion from the violence.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"Islam does not approve of the slitting of throats. Islam is very strict, it has its own rules, its own values but terrorism and slaughtering people is not part of Islam."
SUPER CAPTION: Zahra Benrabah, head of women's delegation of Nahda Party
The country's six years of violence continues with the latest attack coming Saturday when a bomb exploded at a shopping centre in Algiers, wounding several people.
There is likely to be more violence in the run up to Thursday, which may keep voters away from the polls.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The thousands of people that have been massacred is traumatising the local people"
SUPER CAPTION: Zahra Benrabah, head of women's delegation of Nahda Party
After a rash of bombs hit buses and public places ahead of June's parliamentary poll, hundreds of thousands of voters stayed at home.
The government and legal opposition parties are urging the
15 (m) million eligible voters to turn out in force to help complete the rebuilding of the country's institutions from the ruins of nearly six years of violence.
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https://wn.com/Algeria_Last_Minute_Campaigning_In_Run_Up_To_Municipal_Elections
(19 Oct 1997) French/Nat
With the countdown well underway to Thursday's tense municipal elections in Algeria, political parties are carrying out last minute campaigning.
A rally was held on Sunday by a group of women in one of the more fundamentalist suburbs of Algiers to support the Muslim Nahda Party.
Although Nahda condemns the latest killings by the fundamentalists' group - the G-I-A, the party still faces an image problem.
Thursday's poll will be the first local elections since June 1990 when the Islamic Salvation Front took control of most of the elected authorities.
The ballot will decide who will control the municipal government for more than 15-hundred towns and villages in the country's 48 provincial capitals.
Among the parties standing will be the Muslim Nahda Party which held this meeting on Sunday.
It has strong support among women, but its reputation has been tarnished by the actions of fundamentalist terrorist groups such as the G-I-A.
But one of their prominent candidates said they are confident ahead of Thursday's vote.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"If the elections are to be fair it will certainly be a very good result for our party, but we are doing our utmost to get people to vote"
SUPER CAPTION: Tahar Benrabah, Nahda Party candidate
More than 30 parties are fielding candidates for the local
ballot, including the ruling National Democratic Rally (RND)
party.
The R-N-D have attacked the extremist Muslim parties, claiming they are responsible for the bloodshed.
But the Nahda Party wants to disassociate themselves and their religion from the violence.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"Islam does not approve of the slitting of throats. Islam is very strict, it has its own rules, its own values but terrorism and slaughtering people is not part of Islam."
SUPER CAPTION: Zahra Benrabah, head of women's delegation of Nahda Party
The country's six years of violence continues with the latest attack coming Saturday when a bomb exploded at a shopping centre in Algiers, wounding several people.
There is likely to be more violence in the run up to Thursday, which may keep voters away from the polls.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The thousands of people that have been massacred is traumatising the local people"
SUPER CAPTION: Zahra Benrabah, head of women's delegation of Nahda Party
After a rash of bombs hit buses and public places ahead of June's parliamentary poll, hundreds of thousands of voters stayed at home.
The government and legal opposition parties are urging the
15 (m) million eligible voters to turn out in force to help complete the rebuilding of the country's institutions from the ruins of nearly six years of violence.
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2:07
ALGERIA: ALGIERS: VOTERS GO TO POLLS IN LOCAL ELECTIONS
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(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Voters in blood-soaked Algeria chose local and regional leaders on Thursday for the first time in seven years.
But few are ho...
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Voters in blood-soaked Algeria chose local and regional leaders on Thursday for the first time in seven years.
But few are hopeful the election would curb the violence that has left an estimated 75-thousand people dead.
Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote.
These elections are meant to finish rebuilding Algeria's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered a ruthless, relentless Islamic insurgency.
They've drawn minimal enthusiasm from the nation's 16 (m) million voters and caused concerns that the ballot will be rigged.
Pro-government parties are expected to win, consolidating the powers of President Liamine Zeroual, a retired general.
Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close 12 hours later.
Results are expected on Friday, and final figures by Saturday evening.
The army has been mobilized to guard the country's almost 40-thousand (37,500) voting stations.
The local elections are the first since the once-powerful Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) - which was poised to win power in 1992 before the army cancelled legislative elections - won a resounding victory in a similar vote in 1990.
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https://wn.com/Algeria_Algiers_Voters_Go_To_Polls_In_Local_Elections
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Voters in blood-soaked Algeria chose local and regional leaders on Thursday for the first time in seven years.
But few are hopeful the election would curb the violence that has left an estimated 75-thousand people dead.
Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote.
These elections are meant to finish rebuilding Algeria's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered a ruthless, relentless Islamic insurgency.
They've drawn minimal enthusiasm from the nation's 16 (m) million voters and caused concerns that the ballot will be rigged.
Pro-government parties are expected to win, consolidating the powers of President Liamine Zeroual, a retired general.
Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close 12 hours later.
Results are expected on Friday, and final figures by Saturday evening.
The army has been mobilized to guard the country's almost 40-thousand (37,500) voting stations.
The local elections are the first since the once-powerful Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) - which was poised to win power in 1992 before the army cancelled legislative elections - won a resounding victory in a similar vote in 1990.
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3:00
ALGERIA: RUN UP TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MARRED BY VIOLENCE
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(22 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algerians are preparing to choose new representatives in an election designed to bury the Muslim party that swept the last vote six...
(22 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algerians are preparing to choose new representatives in an election designed to bury the Muslim party that swept the last vote six years ago.
The north African country has been engulfed by violence ever since the military-backed government cancelled the 1992 vote in which the banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was close to winning.
The run up to Thursday's poll has been marred by some of the most brutal terrorism yet in the struggle between Islamic fundamentalists and the government.
APTV has an exclusive interview with the lawyer from FIS, who claims thousands of people, including his own client, have disappeared during the conflict.
A security blanket is across the Algerian capital of Algiers in anticipation of more attacks by Muslim militants.
The army and security forces have been mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts from a new wave of bloody massacres.
About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the election, which will be monitored by election observers.
Eight candidates have been killed in the past month in attacks blamed on Islamic groups.
An election official said all possible measures had been taken to ensure the elections took place unhindered by terrorism.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The Government has done everything it can to ensure that these elections will go smoothly. As before, during the presidential elections, all anti-terrorism measures are in place"
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Boudina, President of the consultative council for Baraki (suburb of Algiers)
Security is tight ahead of Thursday's voting.
A military operation to round up terrorists in these forests is underway.
The authorities are hoping to bring an end to the years of bloodshed.
Before the 1992 elections were cancelled, FIS was on the way to a landslide victory.
Mohammed Tahri is a lawyer for FIS, and told APTV he believes thousands of people in Algeria have disappeared since that time.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"In the country, the disappeared are not accounted for by hundreds but rather by thousands, or tens of thousands."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
He said he was even unaware of the whereabouts of his client.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"We have a client that's concerned by this dialogue such as Ali Bel Hadj who's reported to have disappeared. Since the last negotiation, we don't know even as lawyers - each week we see his family and we don't know where he is or in what condition he's being kept in. We don't even know if he's alive or dead."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
He claimed the real power in Algeria lay with the military, not the politicians.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"What is really at stake today in this country and who really takes the decision is not the political power but rather the military establishment."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
This woman's son disappeared three years ago, but she said that despite repeated questions, she has no information as to his whereabouts.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I have written to the President of the Republic, I have written to the Interior Minister, I have written to everybody but I haven't had an answer and I've had no news from my son for the last three years."
SUPER CAPTION: Mother of one of disappeared, no name given
An estimated 75-thousand people have died in nearly six years of violence in Algeria.
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https://wn.com/Algeria_Run_Up_To_Municipal_Elections_Marred_By_Violence
(22 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algerians are preparing to choose new representatives in an election designed to bury the Muslim party that swept the last vote six years ago.
The north African country has been engulfed by violence ever since the military-backed government cancelled the 1992 vote in which the banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was close to winning.
The run up to Thursday's poll has been marred by some of the most brutal terrorism yet in the struggle between Islamic fundamentalists and the government.
APTV has an exclusive interview with the lawyer from FIS, who claims thousands of people, including his own client, have disappeared during the conflict.
A security blanket is across the Algerian capital of Algiers in anticipation of more attacks by Muslim militants.
The army and security forces have been mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts from a new wave of bloody massacres.
About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the election, which will be monitored by election observers.
Eight candidates have been killed in the past month in attacks blamed on Islamic groups.
An election official said all possible measures had been taken to ensure the elections took place unhindered by terrorism.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The Government has done everything it can to ensure that these elections will go smoothly. As before, during the presidential elections, all anti-terrorism measures are in place"
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Boudina, President of the consultative council for Baraki (suburb of Algiers)
Security is tight ahead of Thursday's voting.
A military operation to round up terrorists in these forests is underway.
The authorities are hoping to bring an end to the years of bloodshed.
Before the 1992 elections were cancelled, FIS was on the way to a landslide victory.
Mohammed Tahri is a lawyer for FIS, and told APTV he believes thousands of people in Algeria have disappeared since that time.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"In the country, the disappeared are not accounted for by hundreds but rather by thousands, or tens of thousands."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
He said he was even unaware of the whereabouts of his client.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"We have a client that's concerned by this dialogue such as Ali Bel Hadj who's reported to have disappeared. Since the last negotiation, we don't know even as lawyers - each week we see his family and we don't know where he is or in what condition he's being kept in. We don't even know if he's alive or dead."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
He claimed the real power in Algeria lay with the military, not the politicians.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"What is really at stake today in this country and who really takes the decision is not the political power but rather the military establishment."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
This woman's son disappeared three years ago, but she said that despite repeated questions, she has no information as to his whereabouts.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I have written to the President of the Republic, I have written to the Interior Minister, I have written to everybody but I haven't had an answer and I've had no news from my son for the last three years."
SUPER CAPTION: Mother of one of disappeared, no name given
An estimated 75-thousand people have died in nearly six years of violence in Algeria.
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3:07
ALGERIA: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: MOBILE VOTING STATIONS OPEN (2)
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(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Mobile voting stations opened across Algeria on Monday, rounding up votes from isolated villagers in the first municipal elections ...
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Mobile voting stations opened across Algeria on Monday, rounding up votes from isolated villagers in the first municipal elections since the outbreak of a Muslim fundamentalist insurgency.
The army and security forces were mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts for Thursday's election, following a new wave of bloody massacres blamed on fundamentalist guerrillas in this petroleum-rich nation.
Monday marks the last day the politicians can hold campaign rallies before Thursday's local elections in Algeria.
About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the vote that is to be monitored by election observers.
The banned Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) has urged a boycott of the elections.
The F-I-S was robbed of a likely election victory in 1992 amid voter anger with corruption and high unemployment.
Front runners in previous municipal elections were then replaced by government appointees, many of them assassinated by militants.
The election campaign has been marred by violence.
Eight candidates have been killed in the past month in attacks blamed on fundamentalist militias.
An estimated 75-thousand people have died since the military-backed government cancelled a parliamentary runoff in January 1992.
However, some are optimistic about the election.
The pro-government National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) is expected to dominate in the elections, along with allies in the government coalition: the Front for National Liberation (F-L-N) of Ahmed Ouyahia, and the Movement for Peaceful Society, considered Islamic moderates, led by Mahfoudh Nahnah.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I can confirm now-- we are 80 per cent sure that we will win these elections in my district. I have met with many people - that is why I've lost my voice. I hope with my voice I will win many votes."
SUPER CAPTION: Boukerche Boualem, Mayor of Borbj el Kifam (Algerian suburb)
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I am optimistic.. all the parties are represented and so there is no chance for fraud. But the opposition will criticise the elections and claim they are not fair."
SUPER CAPTION: Boukerche Boualem, Mayor of Borbj el Kifam (Algerian suburb)
Supporters of the government say that ordinary people are being coerced by Islamic militants into staying away from the polls. They hope the elections will give them a mandate to continue governing.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The people are fed up with the current situation. These elections on Thursday provide a solution for the current crisis. They think that after Thursday, Algeria will take a new path. God willing. "
SUPER CAPTION: Zitouni Tayeb, Mayor of Algiers and R-N-D candidate
However, two moderate opposition groups, the Front for Socialist Forces (F-F-S) and the Rally for Culture and Democracy (R-C-D) allege ''massive collusion'' between the R-N-D and the government.
The R-C-D, which calls itself the ethical party and aims to promote cultural difference in Algeria, also held its last political rally in Algiers Monday.
The party is headed by Said Sadi, a psychiatrist.
The local elections are an important part of government efforts to restructure the country's political institutions, giving the president more power and weakening Muslim fundamentalists.
Pro-government candidates dominated legislative elections in June.
President Liamine Zeroual was elected in November 1995 and he rammed through his constitutional reform in a November 1996 referendum.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
SUPER CAPTION: Voxpop, demonstrator
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https://wn.com/Algeria_Municipal_Elections_Mobile_Voting_Stations_Open_(2)
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Mobile voting stations opened across Algeria on Monday, rounding up votes from isolated villagers in the first municipal elections since the outbreak of a Muslim fundamentalist insurgency.
The army and security forces were mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts for Thursday's election, following a new wave of bloody massacres blamed on fundamentalist guerrillas in this petroleum-rich nation.
Monday marks the last day the politicians can hold campaign rallies before Thursday's local elections in Algeria.
About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the vote that is to be monitored by election observers.
The banned Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) has urged a boycott of the elections.
The F-I-S was robbed of a likely election victory in 1992 amid voter anger with corruption and high unemployment.
Front runners in previous municipal elections were then replaced by government appointees, many of them assassinated by militants.
The election campaign has been marred by violence.
Eight candidates have been killed in the past month in attacks blamed on fundamentalist militias.
An estimated 75-thousand people have died since the military-backed government cancelled a parliamentary runoff in January 1992.
However, some are optimistic about the election.
The pro-government National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) is expected to dominate in the elections, along with allies in the government coalition: the Front for National Liberation (F-L-N) of Ahmed Ouyahia, and the Movement for Peaceful Society, considered Islamic moderates, led by Mahfoudh Nahnah.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I can confirm now-- we are 80 per cent sure that we will win these elections in my district. I have met with many people - that is why I've lost my voice. I hope with my voice I will win many votes."
SUPER CAPTION: Boukerche Boualem, Mayor of Borbj el Kifam (Algerian suburb)
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I am optimistic.. all the parties are represented and so there is no chance for fraud. But the opposition will criticise the elections and claim they are not fair."
SUPER CAPTION: Boukerche Boualem, Mayor of Borbj el Kifam (Algerian suburb)
Supporters of the government say that ordinary people are being coerced by Islamic militants into staying away from the polls. They hope the elections will give them a mandate to continue governing.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The people are fed up with the current situation. These elections on Thursday provide a solution for the current crisis. They think that after Thursday, Algeria will take a new path. God willing. "
SUPER CAPTION: Zitouni Tayeb, Mayor of Algiers and R-N-D candidate
However, two moderate opposition groups, the Front for Socialist Forces (F-F-S) and the Rally for Culture and Democracy (R-C-D) allege ''massive collusion'' between the R-N-D and the government.
The R-C-D, which calls itself the ethical party and aims to promote cultural difference in Algeria, also held its last political rally in Algiers Monday.
The party is headed by Said Sadi, a psychiatrist.
The local elections are an important part of government efforts to restructure the country's political institutions, giving the president more power and weakening Muslim fundamentalists.
Pro-government candidates dominated legislative elections in June.
President Liamine Zeroual was elected in November 1995 and he rammed through his constitutional reform in a November 1996 referendum.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
SUPER CAPTION: Voxpop, demonstrator
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2:43
Algeria - Anti-fundamentalist party wins election
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(6 Jun 1997) T/I 10:57:17
A pro-government, anti-fundamentalist party formed earlier this
year has won the Algerian elections with 155 seats out of the
3...
(6 Jun 1997) T/I 10:57:17
A pro-government, anti-fundamentalist party formed earlier this
year has won the Algerian elections with 155 seats out of the
380-seat National People's Assembly, it was announced on Friday
(6/6).
But some opponents accused the government of fraud. And
international observers reportedly expressed skepticism over the
official figure of 65% for the turnout, suggesting it was far
lower.
SHOWS:
ALGIERS, ALGERIA 6 JUNE, 1997
VS RND supporters driving in cars and waving flags, to
celebrate the election results;
INT MS RND supporters celebrate result;
SOT, Abdelkader Bensalah, RND spokesman (Arabic), saying the
result is great news;
MS supporters outside MSP headquarters;
MS Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah waves at supporters from upstairs window;
MS supporters;
MS person waves Algerian flag from window;
SOT, Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah, leader of the Movement for a
Society of Peace (Arabic): "These results do not match what the
MSP party wishes could be the best result. The vote count for
the RND party were exaggerated, and politicians should not
accept it";
EXT VS street scenes in Algiers;
VS newspaper stall, with CUs of headlines;
SOT, man (Arabic), saying he would not vote, because he
didn't think it would make a difference;
SOT, man (Arabic), saying result is good news for a new
beginning for Algeria;
WS street.
Runs 2.42
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https://wn.com/Algeria_Anti_Fundamentalist_Party_Wins_Election
(6 Jun 1997) T/I 10:57:17
A pro-government, anti-fundamentalist party formed earlier this
year has won the Algerian elections with 155 seats out of the
380-seat National People's Assembly, it was announced on Friday
(6/6).
But some opponents accused the government of fraud. And
international observers reportedly expressed skepticism over the
official figure of 65% for the turnout, suggesting it was far
lower.
SHOWS:
ALGIERS, ALGERIA 6 JUNE, 1997
VS RND supporters driving in cars and waving flags, to
celebrate the election results;
INT MS RND supporters celebrate result;
SOT, Abdelkader Bensalah, RND spokesman (Arabic), saying the
result is great news;
MS supporters outside MSP headquarters;
MS Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah waves at supporters from upstairs window;
MS supporters;
MS person waves Algerian flag from window;
SOT, Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah, leader of the Movement for a
Society of Peace (Arabic): "These results do not match what the
MSP party wishes could be the best result. The vote count for
the RND party were exaggerated, and politicians should not
accept it";
EXT VS street scenes in Algiers;
VS newspaper stall, with CUs of headlines;
SOT, man (Arabic), saying he would not vote, because he
didn't think it would make a difference;
SOT, man (Arabic), saying result is good news for a new
beginning for Algeria;
WS street.
Runs 2.42
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1:26
Algeria - Opposition parties stage protest
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(30 Oct 1997) T/I: 11:20:39 GS 10:41:10
Thousands of people marched towards the Algiers regional administration headquarters Thursday (30/10) in prote...
(30 Oct 1997) T/I: 11:20:39 GS 10:41:10
Thousands of people marched towards the Algiers regional administration headquarters Thursday (30/10) in protest against alleged fraud in last week's local elections in Algeria.
SHOWS:
ALGIERS, ALGERIA 30/10
00:00 WS overhead of protestors;
00:04 MS protestors carrying coffin with "democracy" written on it;
00:10 MS police confronting protestors;
00:12 CU police officer;
00:16 MS Khalida Messaoudi, member of RCD party;
00:24 MS large Algerian flag being waved around;
00:29 MS Habib Chawki Hamraoui, Algerian Minister of Communications;
00:37 MS protestors locked arm in arm;
00:42 CU protestor marching;
00:47 MS crowd waving fingers;
00:50 WS protestors holding up posters;
00:57 CU women marching with posters;
01:01 MS Sheih Nahnah, Hamas Party;
01:09 MS crowd jostling;
01:14 CU man chanting;
01:17 WS police helicopter in sky;
01:20 MS crowd of protestors;
01:25 Vision ends.
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(30 Oct 1997) T/I: 11:20:39 GS 10:41:10
Thousands of people marched towards the Algiers regional administration headquarters Thursday (30/10) in protest against alleged fraud in last week's local elections in Algeria.
SHOWS:
ALGIERS, ALGERIA 30/10
00:00 WS overhead of protestors;
00:04 MS protestors carrying coffin with "democracy" written on it;
00:10 MS police confronting protestors;
00:12 CU police officer;
00:16 MS Khalida Messaoudi, member of RCD party;
00:24 MS large Algerian flag being waved around;
00:29 MS Habib Chawki Hamraoui, Algerian Minister of Communications;
00:37 MS protestors locked arm in arm;
00:42 CU protestor marching;
00:47 MS crowd waving fingers;
00:50 WS protestors holding up posters;
00:57 CU women marching with posters;
01:01 MS Sheih Nahnah, Hamas Party;
01:09 MS crowd jostling;
01:14 CU man chanting;
01:17 WS police helicopter in sky;
01:20 MS crowd of protestors;
01:25 Vision ends.
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ALGERIA: ANTI-TERRORIST PRE-ELECTION CLOSURE OF STADIA AND MARKETS
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(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algeria, trying to prevent Muslim guerrillas from disrupting next Thursday's local elections through more attacks, ordered markets...
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algeria, trying to prevent Muslim guerrillas from disrupting next Thursday's local elections through more attacks, ordered markets and stadiums to close and put its roads off-limits to some lorries for up to five days.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"It depends on the business and the sellers. Nobody is coming to do his shopping at 7 in the evening. But it's the time when all businesses should be open.
SUPER CAPTION: Stall owner, (Name withheld for security reasons)
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"It's to organise the elections from the beginning because if there are football matches in this stadium we won't be able to follow the elections. Do you think that people will want to vote? They'll be interested in the football. So that's why they have decided to stop all competitions"
SUPER CAPTION: Football player, (Name withheld for security reasons)
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Algeria, trying to prevent Muslim guerrillas from disrupting next Thursday's local elections through more attacks, ordered markets and stadiums to close and put its roads off-limits to some lorries for up to five days.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"It depends on the business and the sellers. Nobody is coming to do his shopping at 7 in the evening. But it's the time when all businesses should be open.
SUPER CAPTION: Stall owner, (Name withheld for security reasons)
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"It's to organise the elections from the beginning because if there are football matches in this stadium we won't be able to follow the elections. Do you think that people will want to vote? They'll be interested in the football. So that's why they have decided to stop all competitions"
SUPER CAPTION: Football player, (Name withheld for security reasons)
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ALGERIA: COUNTING BEGINS IN COUNTRY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Polling booths in Algeria closed and vote counting began i...
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Polling booths in Algeria closed and vote counting began in the country's local elections on Thursday.
Under tight security and a backdrop of violence, Algerians chose local leaders for the first time since 1990.
It was the last of four votes aimed at breaking an Islamic revival that has mushroomed into a relentless and bloody revolt.
Thursday's elections across Algeria appeared to have gone smoothly.
The Interior Ministry was hectic as it coordinated bringing in the results.
Officials said 56 percent of the nearly 16 (m) million eligible voters had cast their ballots by 1800 local time (1700 GMT)
Turnout was lowest in Algiers, where recent massacres of hundreds of civilians on its outskirts were blamed by authorities on Muslim rebels.
State-run radio and TV stations began their election night coverage.
Results aren't expected to be known until Friday.
But the counting of the millions of votes cast in no way means an end to the violence and bloodshed that has haunted this north African country over the past seven years.
The conflict has left an estimated 75-thousand dead.
Hundreds of civilians, including 10 candidates, have been killed in a wave of pre-election massacres and bombings in recent weeks.
Civil war broke out after the army-backed government cancelled a 1992 election the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) were set to win.
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ALGERIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS CLAIM FRAUD AFTER LOCAL ELECTIONS
(24 Oct 1997) French/Arabic
Opposition leaders claimed fraud on Friday in Algeria's ...
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Opposition leaders claimed fraud on Friday in Algeria's first local elections since 1990, saying forces of the military-backed regime had attacked Islamic activists at the polls and barred them from watching the vote count.
Results are expected later today from Thursday's elections - the last of four votes as Algeria's government tries to rebuild the nation's political structure, giving President Liamine Zeroual more power to snuff out the nation's 5-year-old Islamic insurgency.
The conflict has killed an estimated 75-thousand people, mostly civilians.
Algeria's bloody elections have been further tarnished by claims from opposition parties of harassment and electoral fraud.
M-P-S leader Mahmoud Nahnah told journalists that reporting the truth of these elections was paramount.
SOUNDBITE:
God bless the democratic and true journalism, and curses on dictatorial journalism wherever it is.
SUPER CAPTION: Mahfoud Nahnah, leader M-P-S Party
At an M-P-S press conference later party officials said that were of their members was beaten up by police when he tried to watch vote counting in a remote polling station.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
Mr Hamed Ben Saada has been the victim of an assault from the security forces, because he was trying to follow up the vote counting in an outlying polling station
SUPER CAPTION: Ahmed Een, M-P-S Party spokesman.
The victim himself then exhibited the X-ray which apparently showed the injuries he claimed to have suffered.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
You can see the bruise I have here. And you can see it on the X-ray.
SUPER CAPTION: Hamed Ben Saada, M-P-S Official
Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote. The army was mobilized to guard the country's almost 40-thousand (35,700) voting stations, and voters were subjected to searches before entering the precincts.
The elections are meant to finish rebuilding the nation's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered the ruthless Islamic insurgency.
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ALGERIA: RND PARTY WIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
(24 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Amid accusations of fraud, and a week of continued bloodshed,...
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Amid accusations of fraud, and a week of continued bloodshed, Algeria's municipal elections were won by the ruling National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) party.
The result was announced on Friday by the interior minister Mustapha Benmansour.
But it was called into question by opposition leaders who claimed the elections were rigged in favour of the ruling R-N-D party led by President Liamine Zeroual.
Islamic groups claimed their activists had been attacked by military troops and were barred from watching the counts take place.
Ten candidates were killed in the lead up to the local elections, the first since 1990.
Thursday's elections were the last of four votes held by Algeria's government as part of their efforts to reaffirm their authority in the face of violent challenges from extremist Islamic groups.
President Liamine Zeroual has been seeking a mandate to use more power to bring an end to the conflict which began in 1992.
The ruling R-N-D came out on top with the National Liberation Front (F-L-N) coming second, ahead of the leading Islamic oriented party - the Movement for a Peaceful Society (M-P-S).
The recent killings were a key theme for the municipal candidates - 10 of whom were murdered in pre-election violence.
A wish to see the end of violence was uppermost in the mind of many of those who turned out to vote.
For the supporters of the R-N-D the victory was a cause of jubilation.
Yet it's unlikely that this victory will mark the end of the slaughter which has seen nearly 70 thousand people killed.
But that wasn't going to stop the R-N-D from claiming their moment of triumph.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I can tell you that the Algerians have shown their confidence in the R-N-D so that we can fulfil the democratic process in Algeria."
SUPER CAPTION: Tazairt Abdel Aziz, R-N-D candidate for central Algiers
Yet the results are already being disputed by the Islamic groups who claim the military forces, who back the present regime, had attacked their activists and prevented them from watching the counts take place.
The R-N-D were quick to knock down any challenge to the legitimacy of their victory.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"This is typical. But we also have complaints, we visited a lot of voting bureaus in all our
districts and in many of these places the R-N-D militants also complained of misconduct from other parties. This is normal, this is democracy."
SUPER CAPTION: Tazairt Abdel Aziz, R-N-D candidate for central Algiers
Due to the high profile campaign, fears of a low turnout of voters were proved to be unfounded.
The turnout was estimated at nearly 67 per cent - a point more than for June's parliamentary elections.
However, supporters of the opposition Rally for Culture and Democracy (R-C-D) party gathered at their headquarters to protest against the election results.
They are among the R-N-D's critics who demand greater democracy for Algeria.
At this demonstration the crowd shouted "Government Party are Killers", referring to their involvement in a number of attacks on Islamic groups.
They feel that the R-N-D is merely wearing the cloak of democracy, but is really only a front for the powerful military.
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ALGERIA: LAST MINUTE CAMPAIGNING IN RUN UP TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
(19 Oct 1997) French/Nat
With the countdown well underway to Thursday's tense municipa...
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With the countdown well underway to Thursday's tense municipal elections in Algeria, political parties are carrying out last minute campaigning.
A rally was held on Sunday by a group of women in one of the more fundamentalist suburbs of Algiers to support the Muslim Nahda Party.
Although Nahda condemns the latest killings by the fundamentalists' group - the G-I-A, the party still faces an image problem.
Thursday's poll will be the first local elections since June 1990 when the Islamic Salvation Front took control of most of the elected authorities.
The ballot will decide who will control the municipal government for more than 15-hundred towns and villages in the country's 48 provincial capitals.
Among the parties standing will be the Muslim Nahda Party which held this meeting on Sunday.
It has strong support among women, but its reputation has been tarnished by the actions of fundamentalist terrorist groups such as the G-I-A.
But one of their prominent candidates said they are confident ahead of Thursday's vote.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"If the elections are to be fair it will certainly be a very good result for our party, but we are doing our utmost to get people to vote"
SUPER CAPTION: Tahar Benrabah, Nahda Party candidate
More than 30 parties are fielding candidates for the local
ballot, including the ruling National Democratic Rally (RND)
party.
The R-N-D have attacked the extremist Muslim parties, claiming they are responsible for the bloodshed.
But the Nahda Party wants to disassociate themselves and their religion from the violence.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"Islam does not approve of the slitting of throats. Islam is very strict, it has its own rules, its own values but terrorism and slaughtering people is not part of Islam."
SUPER CAPTION: Zahra Benrabah, head of women's delegation of Nahda Party
The country's six years of violence continues with the latest attack coming Saturday when a bomb exploded at a shopping centre in Algiers, wounding several people.
There is likely to be more violence in the run up to Thursday, which may keep voters away from the polls.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The thousands of people that have been massacred is traumatising the local people"
SUPER CAPTION: Zahra Benrabah, head of women's delegation of Nahda Party
After a rash of bombs hit buses and public places ahead of June's parliamentary poll, hundreds of thousands of voters stayed at home.
The government and legal opposition parties are urging the
15 (m) million eligible voters to turn out in force to help complete the rebuilding of the country's institutions from the ruins of nearly six years of violence.
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ALGERIA: ALGIERS: VOTERS GO TO POLLS IN LOCAL ELECTIONS
(23 Oct 1997) Natural Sound
Voters in blood-soaked Algeria chose local and regional le...
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Voters in blood-soaked Algeria chose local and regional leaders on Thursday for the first time in seven years.
But few are hopeful the election would curb the violence that has left an estimated 75-thousand people dead.
Hundreds of civilians have died in massacres and bombings in the weeks leading up to the vote.
These elections are meant to finish rebuilding Algeria's political structure, dismantled by the military-backed regime in 1992 in a move that triggered a ruthless, relentless Islamic insurgency.
They've drawn minimal enthusiasm from the nation's 16 (m) million voters and caused concerns that the ballot will be rigged.
Pro-government parties are expected to win, consolidating the powers of President Liamine Zeroual, a retired general.
Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close 12 hours later.
Results are expected on Friday, and final figures by Saturday evening.
The army has been mobilized to guard the country's almost 40-thousand (37,500) voting stations.
The local elections are the first since the once-powerful Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) - which was poised to win power in 1992 before the army cancelled legislative elections - won a resounding victory in a similar vote in 1990.
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ALGERIA: RUN UP TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MARRED BY VIOLENCE
(22 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algerians are preparing to choose new representatives in an e...
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Algerians are preparing to choose new representatives in an election designed to bury the Muslim party that swept the last vote six years ago.
The north African country has been engulfed by violence ever since the military-backed government cancelled the 1992 vote in which the banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was close to winning.
The run up to Thursday's poll has been marred by some of the most brutal terrorism yet in the struggle between Islamic fundamentalists and the government.
APTV has an exclusive interview with the lawyer from FIS, who claims thousands of people, including his own client, have disappeared during the conflict.
A security blanket is across the Algerian capital of Algiers in anticipation of more attacks by Muslim militants.
The army and security forces have been mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts from a new wave of bloody massacres.
About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the election, which will be monitored by election observers.
Eight candidates have been killed in the past month in attacks blamed on Islamic groups.
An election official said all possible measures had been taken to ensure the elections took place unhindered by terrorism.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The Government has done everything it can to ensure that these elections will go smoothly. As before, during the presidential elections, all anti-terrorism measures are in place"
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Boudina, President of the consultative council for Baraki (suburb of Algiers)
Security is tight ahead of Thursday's voting.
A military operation to round up terrorists in these forests is underway.
The authorities are hoping to bring an end to the years of bloodshed.
Before the 1992 elections were cancelled, FIS was on the way to a landslide victory.
Mohammed Tahri is a lawyer for FIS, and told APTV he believes thousands of people in Algeria have disappeared since that time.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"In the country, the disappeared are not accounted for by hundreds but rather by thousands, or tens of thousands."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
He said he was even unaware of the whereabouts of his client.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"We have a client that's concerned by this dialogue such as Ali Bel Hadj who's reported to have disappeared. Since the last negotiation, we don't know even as lawyers - each week we see his family and we don't know where he is or in what condition he's being kept in. We don't even know if he's alive or dead."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
He claimed the real power in Algeria lay with the military, not the politicians.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"What is really at stake today in this country and who really takes the decision is not the political power but rather the military establishment."
SUPER CAPTION: Mohammed Tahri, lawyer for banned FIS party
This woman's son disappeared three years ago, but she said that despite repeated questions, she has no information as to his whereabouts.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I have written to the President of the Republic, I have written to the Interior Minister, I have written to everybody but I haven't had an answer and I've had no news from my son for the last three years."
SUPER CAPTION: Mother of one of disappeared, no name given
An estimated 75-thousand people have died in nearly six years of violence in Algeria.
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ALGERIA: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: MOBILE VOTING STATIONS OPEN (2)
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Mobile voting stations opened across Algeria on Monday, round...
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Mobile voting stations opened across Algeria on Monday, rounding up votes from isolated villagers in the first municipal elections since the outbreak of a Muslim fundamentalist insurgency.
The army and security forces were mobilised to protect the 70-thousand voting precincts for Thursday's election, following a new wave of bloody massacres blamed on fundamentalist guerrillas in this petroleum-rich nation.
Monday marks the last day the politicians can hold campaign rallies before Thursday's local elections in Algeria.
About 40 officially sanctioned political parties are running candidates for 1,541 municipal governments and 48 regional assemblies in the vote that is to be monitored by election observers.
The banned Islamic Salvation Front (F-I-S) has urged a boycott of the elections.
The F-I-S was robbed of a likely election victory in 1992 amid voter anger with corruption and high unemployment.
Front runners in previous municipal elections were then replaced by government appointees, many of them assassinated by militants.
The election campaign has been marred by violence.
Eight candidates have been killed in the past month in attacks blamed on fundamentalist militias.
An estimated 75-thousand people have died since the military-backed government cancelled a parliamentary runoff in January 1992.
However, some are optimistic about the election.
The pro-government National Democratic Rally (R-N-D) is expected to dominate in the elections, along with allies in the government coalition: the Front for National Liberation (F-L-N) of Ahmed Ouyahia, and the Movement for Peaceful Society, considered Islamic moderates, led by Mahfoudh Nahnah.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I can confirm now-- we are 80 per cent sure that we will win these elections in my district. I have met with many people - that is why I've lost my voice. I hope with my voice I will win many votes."
SUPER CAPTION: Boukerche Boualem, Mayor of Borbj el Kifam (Algerian suburb)
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"I am optimistic.. all the parties are represented and so there is no chance for fraud. But the opposition will criticise the elections and claim they are not fair."
SUPER CAPTION: Boukerche Boualem, Mayor of Borbj el Kifam (Algerian suburb)
Supporters of the government say that ordinary people are being coerced by Islamic militants into staying away from the polls. They hope the elections will give them a mandate to continue governing.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"The people are fed up with the current situation. These elections on Thursday provide a solution for the current crisis. They think that after Thursday, Algeria will take a new path. God willing. "
SUPER CAPTION: Zitouni Tayeb, Mayor of Algiers and R-N-D candidate
However, two moderate opposition groups, the Front for Socialist Forces (F-F-S) and the Rally for Culture and Democracy (R-C-D) allege ''massive collusion'' between the R-N-D and the government.
The R-C-D, which calls itself the ethical party and aims to promote cultural difference in Algeria, also held its last political rally in Algiers Monday.
The party is headed by Said Sadi, a psychiatrist.
The local elections are an important part of government efforts to restructure the country's political institutions, giving the president more power and weakening Muslim fundamentalists.
Pro-government candidates dominated legislative elections in June.
President Liamine Zeroual was elected in November 1995 and he rammed through his constitutional reform in a November 1996 referendum.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
SUPER CAPTION: Voxpop, demonstrator
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Algeria - Anti-fundamentalist party wins election
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A pro-government, anti-fundamentalist party formed earlier this
year has won the Algerian elections with 155 seats out of the
380-seat National People's Assembly, it was announced on Friday
(6/6).
But some opponents accused the government of fraud. And
international observers reportedly expressed skepticism over the
official figure of 65% for the turnout, suggesting it was far
lower.
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ALGIERS, ALGERIA 6 JUNE, 1997
VS RND supporters driving in cars and waving flags, to
celebrate the election results;
INT MS RND supporters celebrate result;
SOT, Abdelkader Bensalah, RND spokesman (Arabic), saying the
result is great news;
MS supporters outside MSP headquarters;
MS Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah waves at supporters from upstairs window;
MS supporters;
MS person waves Algerian flag from window;
SOT, Sheikh Mahfoud Nahnah, leader of the Movement for a
Society of Peace (Arabic): "These results do not match what the
MSP party wishes could be the best result. The vote count for
the RND party were exaggerated, and politicians should not
accept it";
EXT VS street scenes in Algiers;
VS newspaper stall, with CUs of headlines;
SOT, man (Arabic), saying he would not vote, because he
didn't think it would make a difference;
SOT, man (Arabic), saying result is good news for a new
beginning for Algeria;
WS street.
Runs 2.42
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Algeria - Opposition parties stage protest
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Thousands of people marched towards the Algiers regional administration headquarters Thursday (30/10) in protest against alleged fraud in last week's local elections in Algeria.
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ALGIERS, ALGERIA 30/10
00:00 WS overhead of protestors;
00:04 MS protestors carrying coffin with "democracy" written on it;
00:10 MS police confronting protestors;
00:12 CU police officer;
00:16 MS Khalida Messaoudi, member of RCD party;
00:24 MS large Algerian flag being waved around;
00:29 MS Habib Chawki Hamraoui, Algerian Minister of Communications;
00:37 MS protestors locked arm in arm;
00:42 CU protestor marching;
00:47 MS crowd waving fingers;
00:50 WS protestors holding up posters;
00:57 CU women marching with posters;
01:01 MS Sheih Nahnah, Hamas Party;
01:09 MS crowd jostling;
01:14 CU man chanting;
01:17 WS police helicopter in sky;
01:20 MS crowd of protestors;
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ALGERIA: ANTI-TERRORIST PRE-ELECTION CLOSURE OF STADIA AND MARKETS
(20 Oct 1997) French/Nat
Algeria, trying to prevent Muslim guerrillas from disrupting ...
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Algeria, trying to prevent Muslim guerrillas from disrupting next Thursday's local elections through more attacks, ordered markets and stadiums to close and put its roads off-limits to some lorries for up to five days.
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"It depends on the business and the sellers. Nobody is coming to do his shopping at 7 in the evening. But it's the time when all businesses should be open.
SUPER CAPTION: Stall owner, (Name withheld for security reasons)
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"It's to organise the elections from the beginning because if there are football matches in this stadium we won't be able to follow the elections. Do you think that people will want to vote? They'll be interested in the football. So that's why they have decided to stop all competitions"
SUPER CAPTION: Football player, (Name withheld for security reasons)
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Algerian local elections, 1990
Local elections were held in Algeria on 12 June 1990, the first multi-party elections since independence in 1962. The result was a victory for the Islamic Salvation Front, which won majorities on more than half of the Popular Communal Assemblies and Popular Wilaya Assemblies, receiving around 70% of the vote in Algiers, Constantine and Oran.
Results
Popular Communal Assemblies
Popular Wilaya Assemblies
References
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