No key portfoliosIf Islamists win the elections, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune could appoint nearly a dozen of them to cabinet roles in the North African energy producer, though not in the key portfolios of interior, finance or justice, some analysts say. Islamist parties have since taken part in electoral politics but have voiced only moderate positions. A pro-democracy political party, RCD, has said it will also boycott the poll. The latest game in town is predicting the Islamists’ win. Though they backed the protest movement in public, most of the Islamist parties ignored its previous calls to boycott elections.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 23, 2021 09:18 UTC