Amid doubts over its “controlling” motives, the Algerian government has submitted its party law to parliament for discussion and approval, framing the move as a purely reformist step.

Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission has disqualified hundreds of candidates just two months before the vote, a move that has unsettled political blocs across sectarian and partisan lines after each saw members struck from the race.

Egypt’s new election law is seen as cementing executive control and marking the formal end of meaningful political competition.