The leader of Algeria’s Islamist party, the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), has stated that his party is “very satisfied” with the election results.
Abderrezak Mokri addressed a press conference Wednesday at his party’s headquarters in Algiers.
The country’s long-dominant National Liberation Front party won legislative elections over the weekend, but with a significantly reduced number of seats.
The electoral board reported Tuesday that the civic exercise had the lowest turnout in the country’s history, at 23.03 %.
However, Mokri stated that the results put the party”in a favorable position”.
“We are very satisfied, as we are in a position that allows us to perform a lot of movements and to work in a lot of different directions. God, the Algerian people and the voters have put us in an extremely comfortable position, which allows us to be of service to the country and to develop and expand our movement without any problem”, leader of the Movement of Society for Peace party said.
On a supposed government proposal, the MSP said: “We need a strategic dialogue to build the country, and we will study this proposal and assess its seriousness and realism, and submit it to the constitutive council, which will take the decision”, Mokri said.
The vote was boycotted by the country’s long-running Hirak protest movement.
Meanwhile, only 5.6 million voters out of a total of more than 24 million eligible voters cast a ballot at Saturday’s elections.
Prior to the announcement of the official results, the MSP stated that its candidates were leading in the majority of regions, cautioning against “numerous efforts to influence the results.”
