Louisa Hanoun, leader of the Algerian Workers’ Party (Trotskyist), jailed in 2019 following the anti-Hiraq movement, announced on Saturday that she would withdraw her candidacy for the next presidential election. The announcement comes after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Debon announced his intention to run for a new term on Thursday.
In a press release, Louisa Hanoune notes “Unfair Conditions” And one “Regressive and undemocratic legislative framework”. In a Facebook post, he said his party would not participate “September 7 Voting Process”, early presidential election date. she scolded “The purpose of excluding the Labor Party from the presidential election and […] Violating the right of the people to freely choose between political programs”.
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He was jailed for “conspiracy” against the government
Luisa Hannoun, a presidential candidate in 2004, 2009 and 2014, did not provide further details but indicated that her decision was based on “Information” at his disposal. Algerian opposition figure Louisa Hanoun was indicted and imprisoned in mid-Hiraq in May 2019. “conspiracy” Against the government and the army. He was paroled in February 2020 and released in January 2021.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, said Thursday he will run for a new term “Multi-Parties, Political and Non-Political Organizations and Youth Choice”. A favorite to vote, he won the last election by a landslide with 58% of the vote. He succeeded Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019, who was forced to resign under pressure from the military and Hirak, a popular opposition movement. Former Bouteflika prime minister, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, oversaw a crackdown on the Hirag movement that led the protests.
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