Algiers, ALGERIA: Algerian supporters of 'National Liberation Front' (FLN) headed by Prime Minster Abdelazziz Belkhadem (out of camera range) celebrate during a (FLN) election campaign rally held in Algiers City, 14 May 2007. Around 19 million voters will choose among 12,229 candidates from 24 political parties and independents in parliamentary elections in Algeria on May 17. The outcome of Thursday's polls for the 389-seat National People's Assembly is unlikely to rattle President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 70, who wields the most power in this strategic and energy-rich Muslim nation of 33 million people. Getty Images logo Getty Images 33 months ago

Algiers, ALGERIA: Algerian supporters of 'National Liberation Front' (FLN) headed by Prime Minster Abdelazziz Belkhadem (out of camera range) celebrate during a (FLN) election campaign rally held in Algiers City, 14 May 2007. Around 19 million voters will choose among 12,229 candidates from 24 political parties and independents in parliamentary elections in Algeria on May 17. The outcome of Thursday's polls for the 389-seat National People's Assembly is unlikely to rattle President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 70, who wields the most power in this strategic and energy-rich Muslim nation of 33 million people.

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