The National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE) put the field for Algeria’s Nov. 28 local elections at 162,864 candidates: 141,388 contest municipal seats and 21,476 provincial assembly seats in a nationwide vote.
The vote covers 1,541 municipalities and 69 provinces.
ANIE President Saad Arous opened campaigning in Algiers on Thursday, Nov. 5, the authority said in a communiqué. The campaign is scheduled to last 20 days, followed by a three-day election silence period.
ANIE said in an Oct. 19 communiqué that 87,995 candidates were younger than 40, or 54.02% of the field. It said women made up 19,327 candidates, or 11.86%. ANIE put the registered electorate at 24,236,959.
Anadolu Agency reported that the Nov. 28 poll will be Algeria’s second local election held since 2019. Voting is scheduled for Nov. 28.
