Algeria starts parliamentary elections President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) casts his vote in a polling centre in El Biar suburb, in upper A...

Algeria starts parliamentary elections

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) casts his vote in a polling centre in El Biar suburb, in upper Algiers, on May 10, 2012. Algerians headed to the polling centers across the country on Thursday to cast their votes for selecting the 462 seats of the People's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament. (Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri)

A voter casts his vote in a polling centre in Algiers, Algeria, on May 10, 2012. Algerians headed to the polling centers across the country on Thursday to cast their votes for selecting the 462 seats of the People's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament. (Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri)

A voter casts his vote in a polling centre in Algiers, Algeria, on May 10, 2012. Algerians headed to the polling centers across the country on Thursday to cast their votes for selecting the 462 seats of the People's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament. (Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri)

A voter shows her finger after casting her vote in a polling centre in Algiers, Algeria, on May 10, 2012. Algerians headed to the polling centers across the country on Thursday to cast their votes for selecting the 462 seats of the People's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament. (Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri)

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) casts his vote in a polling centre in El Biar suburb, in upper Algiers, on May 10, 2012. Algerians headed to the polling centers across the country on Thursday to cast their votes for selecting the 462 seats of the People's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament. (Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri)

Algerians headed to the polling centers across the country on Thursday to cast their votes for selecting the 462 seats of the People's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament.