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January 01, 2012

AP: Moderate Islamist party pulls out of Algerian government coalition ahead of April election

by Associated Press
The Associated Press

ALGIERS, Algeria — A moderate Islamist party pulled out of Algeria’s governing coalition on Sunday, saying that 2012 is the year of competition — not alliances.

The announcement by the Movement for a Peaceful Society, or MSP, to leave the so-called presidential alliance comes ahead of April legislative elections.

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