Algerian protesters attack 'garbage' presidential campaign

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a campaign poster for presidential election in Algiers, Algeria November 2, 2019. The poster reads: "We choose". REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's five presidential candidates on Sunday launched their campaigns for the Dec. 12 election, but some opposition protesters who say the vote will not be fair have hung sacks of garbage in places designated for political posters.

The "Hirak" opposition movement, which emerged this year from weekly mass protests demanding the entrenched ruling hierarchy quits power, says it will not support any election until more senior officials stand aside.