Young Algerians Are Done Waiting for Political Parties to Bring Change

In the face of a decades-long monopoly of government since independence by the FLN, young Algerian voters have taken to social media to spearhead a campaign to boycott the upcoming elections.

by Ahmed Mitiche

Legislative elections in Algeria on Thursday, May 11, saw the National Liberation Front (FLN) and its coalition ally, the Rally for National Democracy (RND) sweep the majority of seats in the People’s National Assembly once again.

The FLN, which is backed by the “generalat”, the military apparatus that holds key positions of power in gove…