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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Supporters of Algeria's president lost seats but kept a large majority in parliament, according to Friday's results from elections marked by record low turnout despite appeals for voters to cast a ballot against terrorism.
Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni said the low participation rate in Thursday's election — 35.7 percent of 18.7 million eligible voters — showed that parties were out of touch with the people.
"It is perhaps the proof that the Algerian citizen expects the political class to adapt itself more concretely and more convincingly to the evolutions and transformations within Algerian society during the last few years," he said.
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