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The referendum to amend the constitution in Algeria saw a weak turnout of less than a quarter of registered voters.
The head of the Independent National Electoral Authority, Mohamed Sharafi, announced Sunday night that turnout was 23.7 percent, according to a preliminary count when polling stations closed.
My honor stated that the number of voters who participated in the vote was 5586,259 voters.
Sharafi is scheduled to announce the preliminary results of the vote on Monday.
Observers believe the low turnout was a blow to the government’s hopes of meeting the demands of a protest movement that has long been going on through limited reforms.
The turnout rate in the referendum gained importance after last December’s presidential elections registered a turnout rate of 39.93%, which is the lowest of all multi-party presidential elections in Algerian history.
The government has asked Algerians to show their support for the reforms, which include a maximum of two terms for the president and deputies.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune supported the amendments, describing the amended version of the constitution as “meeting the demands of the popular movement.”
But the opposition parties, as well as the protest movement, rejected the amendments, as they were by no means sufficient to change the political culture in Algeria.
There were calls from left-wing leaders in Algeria and some of those who participated in the movement to boycott the vote, while Islamic parties in the country decided to vote against the proposed amendments.
The number of Algerian voters authorized to vote is about 25 million.
