Overview
- The parliamentary election set for Thursday, July 2, 2026 will choose 407 members of the People’s National Assembly in a vote framed as a test of post‑Hirak political change.
- The Independent National Authority of Elections (ANIE) says more than 24.7 million voters are registered to vote including about 854,000 Algerians living abroad.
- Prediction markets strongly favor the long‑dominant National Liberation Front (FLN) to win the most seats, with one feed putting the probability at roughly 94 percent.
- Electoral authorities rejected hundreds of candidate nominations during vetting and rights groups report prosecutions and restrictions of Hirak activists and independent media that critics say narrow real competition.
- Economic issues such as jobs, housing and purchasing power dominate voters’ concerns and the government’s hydrocarbon‑funded spending plans leave social programs exposed to oil and gas price swings, a dynamic that could deepen disengagement if turnout stays low.