ARTICLES RELATING TO ALGERIA ELECTIONS

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed Algeria's elections, despite widespread suspicion over results that saw the regime tighten its grip on power, bucking the Arab Spring trend of change.

Algeria's historical ruling party won 220 of the 462 seats up for grabs in the legislative polls while moderate Islamists suffered a setback, according to official results.

Algeria is holding its first polls since the Arab Spring amid deep voter disaffection, with the ageing ruling party confident of victory.

Algeria is getting ready for its first election since the Arab Spring swept the region, with the historical ruling party, its moderate Islamist allies and the boycott camp all hoping to claim victory.