Algeria presidential elections ... reactions and indications of numbers

Abdel-Hakim Hadaqa - Algeria

In a charged atmosphere between supporters and boycotts, and after days pregnant with speculation and scenarios, the presidential elections in Algeria were brought down by the victory of candidate Abdel Majid Taboun from the first round.

The new president won 58% of the total of eight million five hundred thousand voters who cast their votes, and it represents a total percentage of popular participation in the range of 39.83% of the electoral list.

It was noteworthy - according to official figures - the cancellation of more than one million and 125 thousand votes, mostly white papers.

The head of the Independent National Electoral Authority, Mohamed Sharafi, revealed that the announced results remain preliminary, stressing, "Not to record any notifications or violations that would affect the credibility of the process."

The Algerian constitution gives the power to consider appeals and confirm electoral results for the Constitutional Council and no one else.

Reluctantly accept
The reactions among the four competitors show an almost dissatisfaction with the election results and carried many coded messages.

Candidate Abdul Qadir bin Qurainah, who finished second in the race, said that he will "deal with the new political situation without challenging the election results, in order to preserve the stability of the country and the interest of the Algerian people in order to complete the fulfillment of its demands."

Abdelaziz Belaid, who is the last in the competition with 6%, declined to comment on the election results, noting that "the future of Algeria is the most important."

Thirdly, Ali Bin Falis also announced that he would not make any challenge to the election authority, stressing that "the stability of Algeria and preserving its security is its only goal."

In turn, the fourth candidate, Ezzedine Mihoubi, affirmed that he will not challenge, nor will he protest against, the results of the presidencies, saying, "The president will only find us with all support and assistance."

On the other hand, all the major political parties have so far wavered in expressing their final position on the presidential elections and their electoral outcomes.

Discontent and contentment
As for the street, and on social media, the indicators reinforced the deep division between the movement, as it continued on Friday 43 in the major cities - especially the heart of the capital - under the slogan "God is Great..we were not elected" and "a forged president .. they answered the military."

"The promise of the new Algeria has not been fulfilled because of an authority that has not been able to completely rid itself of the ills of the past, and for this reason we will not stop fighting for Algeria," Saad Sadara wrote on his Facebook page.

The media also memorized Hafiz Darraji on Twitter, saying, "The December 12 presidential terms will not solve the problem of power in Algeria. Its fraudulent results will not weaken the movement, but rather will strengthen it and add the demand that the president should leave to his legitimate list of demands."

On the other hand, Hassan Zahar seemed satisfied with the path and the result of the merit, so he published on his page, "We stood with the election option, because it is the safest option for the unity of Algeria, and we now support the President Taboun in serving Algeria to get her out of its multiple crises."

As for Samir Fares, he commented that "the Algerian regime is neither a democracy nor a bloody dictatorship, as it is difficult to say about the elections that they are fair and difficult to say about them forged."

Activist Yahya Jaafari went in another direction when he wrote, "The movement must begin preparing for future battles, which no longer separates us from it, and perhaps success in it will force the breaking of presidentialities and break the remnants of the gang forever."

And according to his example, the symbolic of the "original stream" affiliate weaved Ramzi Al-Jaza'iri, calling for a "new phase of struggle, which is understood by the years of conflict and stampede, and the number of paths and means."

Motivated
In reading the secretions of the date of December 12, Farouk Tayfour, director of the Civilized Perspective Center for Afro-Asian Studies and Alternative Policies, confirmed that the participation rate, which reached nearly 40% despite the great tension, refers to several reasons.

He mentioned the fear or intimidation of the state of lawlessness in the event of a stampede in the polling stations, and investing in the position of the European Parliament regarding the reality of freedoms in Algeria.

He added in a statement to Al-Jazeera Net that moving the images of the national tragedy from the depths of the collective conscience and employing them in favor of the elections had an influential role, not to mention the failure of the secular forces strike and the radicals topped the popular movement and irresponsible behavior during the electoral process abroad.

And considered that the boycott of 59% of the electorate reflects a congested political situation that weakens the degree of democratic intensity and fuels the electoral aversion.

He pointed out that "the state of traditional rejection in the Kabylie region is a big challenge and a renewed threat to national unity should be rectified."

Political logic
Tayfour considered that the election results and the arrangement of the candidates are politically logical, since most of them do not have strong party structures, not even the mass media and mass communication sufficient to make the difference.

Abdel Majeed Taboun’s victory was attributed to the departure of a reservoir accustomed to the elections, especially in the interior states, which is a locally active container made up of those who felt that the popular movement targeted them in their individual interests.

Tabun benefited from the hesitants who preferred to settle for adventure, not to mention that he gained the characteristic of an opponent of the gang that dismissed him from the position of prime minister, a measure that at the time gave him important credibility, he worked on restoring it in the election campaign, while the audience of the rest of the candidates is fixed, and it is often not He is elected, but he is highly criticized and rejected, as Tayfur reported.

He explained the solutions of the Islamic candidate Abdul Qadir Bin Qurainah in the second place by singling him out in the south, and his boldness in the electoral campaign, and his ability to end it in a showcasing manner that served his image, and the failure of the powerful Islamic parties to participate opened the way for him to invest in their awareness.