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Algerian election faces disaffected populace

By Paul Schemm
Published April 16, 2014 6:11pm ET
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Algerian election faces disaffected populace
A man walks past electoral posters in Algiers, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Algerians go to the polls Thursday to elect the president of their oil-rich country, a key U.S. ally in the fight against terror and a major natural gas provider to Europe. Six candidates are running for the presidency. President since 1999, Abdelaziz Bouteflika,77, is running for a 4th term despite being hit by a stroke last year that left him speaking and moving with difficulty. While he has not made a single campaign experience, he is expected to win with the full force of the state backing him. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub) | Sidali Djarboub

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The college students playing pick-up soccer along the faded grandeur of Algiers’ sweeping waterfront say they won’t be voting in Thursday’s presidential elections, echoing the sentiments of many young Algerians.

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