Algeria: Two Berber parties enhance influence in Kbyle area

The two main Berber parties in the Algerian opposition the Socialist Forces Front and the Coalition For Culture And Democracy enhanced their position in the Berber Kbyle area after they won the branch local elections which took place on Thursday, keeping control on the area.

The Algerian ministry of interior on Friday announced that the two parties won in the process of the municipal council in Bejaya and Teizi Ozo and that the Socialist Forces Front won the majority in the "municipal people's councils" and then followed by Coalition For Culture And Democracy in Tezi Ozo and National Liberation Front in Bejaya..

In Teizi Ozo, the Socialist Forces Front won 188 seats out of 6-9 seats in the municipal people's councils over the Coalition For Culture And Democracy got ( 139 seats) and the National Liberation Front ( 125 seats) and the Democratic National Coalition ( 73 seats.) Also in Bejaya, the Socialist Forces Front won the municipal elections by 139 seats out of 460 seats, over the National Liberation Front ( 80 seats) and the Coalition For Culture And Democracy ( 72 seats) and the Democratic National Coalition ( 44 seats).

However, the opposition claimed that "violations" and "forging attempts" had taken place, while the spokesman for the Socialist Forces Front, Abdul Rahman Ayat Sharif, said "we are still the first political force" in al-Kbyle area, despite the disorder in voting due to the poor design of the voting cards. A matter which was problematic for illiterate voters.