Algeria: Complete Absence in France of Any Campaigning by Presidential Candidates

Unlike previous presidential elections, the candidates of the 2024 edition have been conspicuously absent from French cities with a significant Algerian diaspora. None of the three candidates for the highest office organized even a single rally to win over voters. Yet, the boycott by the diaspora in the 2019 edition left the Algerian authorities frustrated. It is true that the independent candidate, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is seeking a second term, had planned to hold some meetings to be led by his supporters in France. Unfortunately for him, the €2.4 million intended to finance his campaign in France was seized by French customs due to a currency violation.

The Editorial Team.