Algeria, Beset by Violence, Plans Elections
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ALGIERS — Algeria will hold legislative elections in May and June, the first since a canceled 1992 vote triggered an Islamic insurgency, officials said Saturday.
The first round of the elections for the 380-seat assembly will be held May 29, with the final round set for June 5, high-ranking government officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Municipal elections will follow sometime in the second half of this year.
The National Transition Council, a parliamentary body, will meet Saturday to prepare for the elections.
In the months leading up to the elections, the government will tighten security in hopes of averting more bloodshed in the North African country, where more than 60,000 have been killed in the past five years, the officials said.
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