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Algerians will be voting for a new parliament on 10 May. The big question is whether this election will turn out to be as free and successful as the recent ones in neighbouring Tunisia and Morocco.

Forty-four political parties and 7,646 candidates are battling for 462 seats. By having so many contenders, the government is hoping that Islamist parties will be squeezed.

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