Algeria’s Largest Opposition Party Runs for Early Parliamentary Elections
The largest Islamic opposition party in Algeria will be running for the early parliamentary elections, the date of which is yet to be announced.
Head of the Islamist Movement of
Society for Peace, Abdul Razzaq Muqri, accused the extremist secular current of
leading a conspiracy plan, saying it does not want elections because it has no
chances to win.
Muqri criticized the secular
parties in a press conference in Algiers without mentioning them, stating that
the parties in question want to impose a transitional stage because they have
influence within state institutions and foreign media.
Observers believe he was referring
to the Labor Party and the Rally for Culture and Democracy after they expressed
reservations about the meetings between Muqri, parties' leaders, and the
president which resulted in the dissolution of the parliament and preparations
for early legislative elections.
The parties believe the elections
that brought Tebboune as president are “not legitimate” and further deepened
the "legitimacy crisis".
They also believe that a two-year
transitional phase can solve the ruling crisis, given that it is led by a group
of figures known for their integrity. The figures will be tasked with
organizing the presidential elections which will lead to a national unity
government, provided that the army is not involved.
The authority rejected this
proposition, indicating that it serves foreign agendas. It also accuses
national parties of seeking to put Algeria on the path of chaos, as the case in
Syria and Libya.
