Political parties doubt figures announced by interior minister

Some political parties have demanded the lists of the voters registered for upcoming elections to confirm the veracity of the number announced by the interior minister Dahou Oueld Kablia who announced more than 18.5 millions.

Meanwhile, others have declared that they main concern for the time being was to register a weak turnout during this event and the appointing of the same supervisors that took part on the previous operations in the polling the stations.

The leader of the Algerian National Front ( FNA) Moussa Touati has cast doubt over the figures announced by the interior minister on Thursday, noting that some parties announced 26 millions, than 24 millions and now 21 millions.

For his part, one of the leaders of the Front for Justice and Development, Lakhdar Ben Khelaf has expressed concern over the transparency of the upcoming elections noting that the overall list of the voters was increased by 15%.

By contrast, the mouthpiece of the National Democratic Rally ( RND) Miloud Chorfi has ruled out any possibility of fraud during the elections thanks to the guarantees given by the president Bouteflika..