(MENAFN) "You are no doubt aware of the concept of 'useful opposition'? This is what we will be using," says Karim, a 42-year-old activist for the Social Peace Movement (MSP), the main Islamist party in Algeria.
Though the country is gearing up for parliamentary elections on 4 May, Karim said he already knows what the outcome will be.
"The government needs us to justify its policy of austerity, so yes, we will have some seats in parliament, and even some ministers. And at the first sight of any problem, we will be a fuse."
Karim predicts a tidal wave victory for the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) followed by the National Democratic Movement (RND), a pro-government party, and then a "wise" distribution among various opposition parties: the Islamist and secular parties, including the Socialist Forces Front (FFS) and the Movement for Culture and Democracy (RCD).
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