Algeria’s FLN wins most seats in parliament

The FLN party’s 105 seats were well short of the 204 needed to secure a majority in the 407-seat parliament.

Algeria’s National Liberation Front (FLN), long the country’s biggest political party, won the most seats in Saturday’s parliamentary election, the head of the electoral authority has said. However, its 105 seats were far short of the 204 needed to secure a majority in the 407-seat parliament, with the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) party winning 64 seats and independent candidates winning 78 seats. “The dynamic of peaceful change that was launched [with the protests] is being strengthened,” electoral authority head Mohamed Chorfi said, referring to the election.