Turn of the screw: Algeria
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Algeria has plunged into political turmoil since elections were cancelled that might have brought the nation's Islamic Salvation Front into power. Time might e running out as the government struggles to improve living conditions before disgruntled Islamics seize power.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Algeria votes for Islam
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The Islamic Salvation Front, a Islamic fundamentalist party, made huge gains in the recent elections in Algeria. The elections were fair, but the fundamentalist victory leads to worries that future elections will not be so democratic.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Algeria retreats
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The first democratic election in Algeria came to a halt when the military staged a coup. Military leaders feared a victory by the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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