Political parties begin preparations for election campaigns

Algerian political groups, which announced their participation in the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 4, have begun to prepare well for the electoral campaign, which begins on 9 April, and which is heavily dependent on voter mobilization and urging them to move towards the ballot box on election day.

In the next few days, the committees responsible for organizing the campaigns within the ruling party will hold a series of meetings to set the party's national program, which will be overseen by the Secretary-General of the National Liberation Front, Gamal Ould Abbas, who also will oversee the organization of a large national gathering in the province of Algiers, at the end of the campaign.

The head of the parliamentary bloc of the National Democratic Rally, the second political group in the country, said in a statement to Arabs Today that the party's secretary-general and the director of the Office of the President of Algeria, Ahmed Ouyahia, will oversee the campaign in the major states, and will launch the campaign on the ninth of April, from the province of Tarf, eastern Algeria. The party relies heavily on its electoral program, focusing on the economic and financial situation of the country during the campaign.

The leader of the Movement for a Society of Peace, the largest organization of the Muslim Brotherhood in Algeria, Noman Laour, said in statements to Arabs Today that his party and Movement of Change prepared a unified electoral program. He pointed out that the opening and closing of the election campaign will be shared by the heads of the two political blocs, namely Abdul Razzaq Muqri and Abdul Majid Manasra. "During the remaining days, the movement's cadres will supervise their campaigns' organization across the various governorates," he stated.

The Labor Party, led by Secretary-General Louisa Hanoun, prepares to set the slogan of the party's camping. The Algerian National Front, led by Moussa Touati, chose to launch the election campaign from the province of Ain Defla, in western Algeria, and chose the slogan "Change and defend social justice".

Most of the political groups, which announced their participation in the parliamentary elections, showed great interest in social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to make their campaign successful and try to attract voters.
 
 The two parties, which announced its boycott of the parliamentary elections, the new generation party, led by Sufian Gilali, and the Party of Liberals, led by the Algerian president's rival in the 2014 elections, and former Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis, begin in preparation for parallel elections' campaign.

The Algerian Ministry of Communication has taken strict measures to ensure the success of the electoral campaign, in order to avoid any crises. The ministry sent instructions to the Algerian media, which allowed it to cover the campaign, to prevent the broadcast of political dialogues and statements that would harm the public security and the state, or lead to skirmishes that violate the ethics of journalism and politics.

The Charter, which was issued by the Ministry of Communication, contains 10 commitments that must be respected by the media. The Charter stated that the media are required to maintain the duty of balance and neutrality, especially with regard to programs of partisan events, in addition to moderation.