Algerian rulers aim for return to established order with election

Men sit near parliamentary election campaign posters, ahead of the legislative elections, in Algiers, Algeria June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's president and the generals backing him hope Saturday's parliamentary election will mark an end to two years of upheaval, but in the capital's steep, winding streets few people seemed enthused.

While thousands of candidates rallied supporters at official campaign events for an election that moderate Islamist parties hope to win, the low turnout in recent national votes has underscored public scepticism for the process.