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Join on Telegram Rabat – The majority of Algerians continue to believe that the current governing system needs reforms, a new report from the Arab Barometer disclosed.
Comparing their country’s system to others across the world, “nearly all Algerians” believe that the governing regime needs a swift change.
While only 4% of Algerians say it works fine “as it is,” a third of citizens in the North African country believe that it needs a “minor change.”
However, more than a third of the population believes the governing system needs major change while a quarter of Algerians believe the current system “should be replaced entirely.”
The dissatisfaction with the lack of reforms could stem from multiple factors, including government performance and the economic situation in the country.
The same report showed that the majority of Algerians are not satisfied with the basic services offered.
While around 62% of Algerians are dissatisfied with public education, the other 64% are not happy with the country’s healthcare system.
The report also pointed out the dissatisfaction among Algerians about disruptions to utilities, including water outages.
“Half of Algerians report experiencing water outages daily in the past twelve months,” the Arab Barometer report said, stressing that the outages are severe in Algiers “where they occur either daily or weekly for 99 percent of the population.”
Corruption also remains one of the concerns that Algerians are facing. Around 30%of people in Algeria consider corruption as “the most important challenge facing the country.”
Demands for reforms have been ongoing before the outbreak of the Hirak movement in Algeria and amid the former presidential Bouteflika-era.
The protests started in 2019 after former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika triggered the movement by announcing his intention to run for a fifth consecutive term in office.
The movement was successful in ousting Bouteflika, but many remain to believe that calls for democratic reforms have still not been met.
