Parliamentary elections took place in Algeria with authorities barring 269 candidates, including members of the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace and government critics. Polling stations remained quiet through much of the day, voter turnout was low by mid-afternoon, and vote counting began Thursday night. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in power since 2019 after the ouster of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, stated that new electoral rules reduce fraud risks.