Friday, 11 May 2012

Algerian Elections - Twitter Backlash


After elections in Morocco and Tunisia saw the win of the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and Ennahda respectively, now regional attention will be oriented toward Algeria, the largest country in the Maghreb.


While Algeria may not have seen protests on the scale of its regional neighbors, many Algerians are expressing their political dissent through abstention. On Twitter, the hashtag #10MaiToz was used to post various updates pertaining to police crackdown on minor protests and voter fraud, with reports of registration under the names of dead people used to vote.

http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5475/algerian-elections_-10-may-

  1. The following are selected tweets and images from Twitter users posting about the Algerian elections and the #10MaiToz campaign.
  2. 7our
    Proverbe algérien: "c'est quand le bureau de vote est vide que l'urne se remplit". #10MaiToz #Fraude
  3. Algerian proverb: "It is when the voting booth is empty that the ballot box is full." 
  4. Naddah
    Algérie: Le taux de participation au niveau national est de 44,38 % (Ministre de l'Intérieur) Il était de 35,67% en 2007 #10MaiToz
  5. Algeria: According to the Ministry of Interior, the voter turnout is 44.38%. It was 35.67% in 2007.
  6. Lamriben
    #Algérie: Urnes incendiés par des manifestants et routes coupées dans la commune de Saharidj à Bouira via @elwatancom #10MaiToz #çaChauffe
  7. Algeria: Ballot boxes set on fire by protesters and roads blocked in the Saharidj municipality at Bouira.
  8. mhayoun
    RT @fbess: The only reverence parliament has for trees is after they've chopped them down to a modest stump and torched them. #10MaiToz
  9. Maj_uscule
    Reformulation: moins de 45% des algériens ont participé aux législatives (zombies compris). #10MaiToz
  10. Less than 45% of Algerians voted (including zombies)
  11. MelissaRahmouni
    RT @7our: Business as usual MT @beautifultango7: Tomorrow intern comm will praise the election turnout + transparency & encourage reforms. #10MaiToz

  12. DZCalling
    Dernier graphe de la journee: taux de participation en Algerie #Algerie #10MaiToz http://pic.twitter.com/w3ec4cca
  13. Chart graphing the voter turnout by the hour.

  14. ayoubvgfx
    المراقبون الدوليون يراقبون السير الحسن للتزوير ؟؟ #algeria #10maitoz #algérie http://pic.twitter.com/PsmlV2g0

  15. Nahla_dj
    RT @ayoubvgfx: Un bureau de vote à Alger centre /A voting center in #Algiers #algeria #Algérie #10MaiToz http://pic.twitter.com/0ffUVBpn

  16. AliKharchafi
    Des élections sous haute surveillance. #10MaiToz #Dilem http://pic.twitter.com/jYY0aHTf

  17. 25_primrose
    #10MaiToz #élections #Législative #Algerie, #Algeria vraiment c'est ridicule http://pic.twitter.com/p9nserKL
    ♣ My name is سمية ♣

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