The party that has ruled Algeria for 50 years emerged as the top vote-getter in preliminary election results.
Algerians Vote in Parliamentary Elections

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An election worker empties a ballot box to count votes after parliamentary elections at a polling station in Algiers, Algeria, May 10, 2012.

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A man picks up ballots before voting in the parliamentary elections near Algiers.

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Boys wait outside a voting booth for their father during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Boumerdes, east of Algiers.

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Algeria National Liberation Front leader Abdelaziz Belkhadem registers his thumbprint as he prepares to cast his ballot in Algiers.