Setif, Algeria News

People listen to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on May 8, 2012 during a commemoration ceremony of the May 8, 1945 massacre in Setif when French authorities open fire against local demonstrators.

Algeria's authorities say a parliamentary election on Thursday is a stepping stone towards a more democratic state, but many people do not believe their promises, expect only marginal change and will stay away from polling stations.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Boutflika has declared eight days of mourning for former revolutionary and president Ahmed Ben Bella, officials say.

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's National Organisation of Mujahideen, the veterans of the war of independence, has asked the new parliament to adopt a law criminalising French colonialism.