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People walk past election posters ahead of the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria, on August 25, 2024.

People walk past election posters ahead of the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria, on August 25, 2024.

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Will Algerians Boycott Upcoming Elections to Demand Systemic Change?

In protest against the tightly managed political environment and lack of space for independent media, many Algerians boycotted the December 2019 presidential elections, a 2020 referendum and 2021 parliamentary elections.