Spring-Loaded Algeria
In last week's general election, Algeria’s ruling FLN maintained its grip on power. While international monitors praised the elections as a step toward reform, many, if not most, Algerians remain unconvinced that their political leaders can deliver economic prosperity and fairness.
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ALGIERS – More than a year has passed since the Arab Spring dawned in the Maghreb, yet the promised political renaissance in the region has not materialized. Although Tunisia, the movement’s birthplace, held multi-party elections in November 2011, disillusionment runs high. And, while presidential elections are expected to be held in Egypt this month, Tahrir Square remains a theater of bloody protests against the military council that has ruled since former President Hosni Mubarak’s fall.