Algeria’s FLN Gets Most Seats in Parliament with Record Low Turnout

Algeria's legislative elections saw a record low turnout, with just 21 percent of the 25-million electorate casting ballots, as the incumbent National Liberation Front (FLN) won the most seats, the election board said on Monday, AFP reportd. The FLN secured 90 of the parliament's 407 seats in the July 2 poll, which was marred by public apathy and controversy over the government's disqualification of roughly a third of would-be candidates.