5 candidates approved to run for Algerian presidential elections

Mohamed Chorfi, head of the Algerian Independent Election Monitoring Authority (NIEMA), speaks at a press conference in Algiers, Algeria, on Nov. 2, 2019. The Algerian Independent Election Monitoring Authority (NIEMA) on Saturday announced that five candidates out of 23 have been approved to run for the presidential election on Dec. 12. (Xinhua)