Imad Mesdoua interview on France 24

Imad Mesdoua a political analyst on Algeria, told France 24:

“Two key things to look out for are the level of turnout throughout the county – which in recent years has been a key factor to assessing these election.

And other key factor is how Benflis reacts to the result…  He has army of observers – 60,000 observers according to him - places around country’s polling stations to prevent fraud.”

Mesdoua also blamed the big rift between the aging political elite and the relatively young population for the de-politicisation of the Algerian population, which he believes is already traumatised by the civil war.

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