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· Algeria’s has set June 12, 2021 for early legislative elections after he dissolved parliament last month
· This was announced by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who promised political reforms following mass protests by the “Hirak” protest movement that forced his predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign in 2019 after 20 years in power
· The upcoming election to the lower house of the national assembly would be held on the basis of a new electoral law
Algeria’s has set June 12, 2021 for early legislative elections after he dissolved parliament last month. This was announced by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who promised political reforms following mass protests by the “Hirak” protest movement that forced his predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign in 2019 after 20 years in power.
Legislative elections were scheduled to be held only in 2022. But Tebboune in February dissolved parliament and called for polls to be held before the end of the year as part of reforms. He also released 59 detainees of the “Hirak” protest movement, as a gesture of peace.
The upcoming election to the lower house of the national assembly would be held on the basis of a new electoral law. He also assured that the elections would be free of corruption, and would open the doors of parliament to young people. Protests re-started three weeks ago after being paused due to a coronavirus lockdown imposed by the government in March 2020.
Demonstrators are demanding a sweeping overhaul of the ruling system. They have been urging this since Algeria’s independence from France in 1962. In November last year, Algerians voted for amendments to the constitution giving more powers to the prime minister and parliament.
