Algeria local election campaign to begin November 5

The electoral campaign for Algeria’s upcoming local elections is scheduled to officially launch on November 5. Mohamed Lahcen Zeghidi, Vice-President of the National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE), announced the timeline during a press briefing in Algiers regarding the allocation of media airtime.

Candidates from political parties and independent lists will begin recording their segments at Algerian Television and National Radio studios 72 hours before the official start. The broadcast of these interventions will commence on November 5. To ensure organized coverage, a lottery was conducted to distribute 800 three-minute slots across six television channels and various national and local radio stations.

The elections, set for November 28, involve a significant number of participants. According to ANIE, there are 6,065 lists in total, comprising 162,864 candidates. This includes 5,631 lists for communal assemblies (APC) and 434 lists for provincial assemblies (APW). During the announcement, representatives also signed an ethics charter to commit to the rules governing the electoral competition.