Algeria is preparing to experience a major political turning point in the coming weeks with the legislative elections scheduled for this upcoming July 2nd. Beyond the political and institutional weight of the ballot, the sheer scale of the event demands the complete mobilization of the various units of the People’s National Army (ANP) and security agencies.
This widespread deployment is designed to ensure the smooth operations of the balloting process within an atmosphere of serenity, tranquility, and peace, thereby enabling citizens to exercise their civic and constitutional rights.
This was the core message delivered on Saturday by Army General Saïd Chanegriha, who serves as the Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Defense and Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army. He spoke before an audience of high-ranking military officials, including the Commander of the Land Forces, the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense, various force commanders, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, department heads, the Controller General of the Army, as well as directors and chiefs of the central services of both the defense ministry and the ANP staff.
Presiding over an Eid al-Adha greeting ceremony held at the Ministry of National Defense headquarters, the Army General stated that “our nation is getting ready to hold a crucial vote, namely the legislative elections, and the various leadership tiers of the People’s National Army and security branches must ensure their absolute success.”
General Chanegriha emphasized in his speech that “this is, in fact, a national event of paramount importance for our country and our people, as it will represent the culmination of the state’s political restructuring process, which kicked off with the constitutional revision of November 1st, 2020, and progressed through all the initiatives taken toward strengthening the democratic and institutional framework of a new and triumphant Algeria.”
The Army General added that as a result, and “in order to guarantee the orderly rollout of this national electoral milestone and allow citizens to fulfill their constitutional right and civic duty in a calm and peaceful environment, it is the responsibility of the different echelons of command to oversee the execution of all security and operational safeguards required for the success of these legislative polls.”
Furthermore, the Army General noted that “the battle to adapt our defensive apparatus, given the ripple effects of the current international climate, is a decisive battle in every sense of the word.”
According to Saïd Chanegriha, “it is by the light of these outcomes that the characteristics of a powerful military will emerge—one capable of confronting the challenges of this shifting landscape and successfully overcoming its stakes.”
It is worth noting that during this Eid al-Adha celebration, the Army General conveyed to those in attendance his personal congratulations along with the holiday wishes of the President of the Republic, while also extending his own most sincere blessings to the staff and the Algerian public.