Results of municipal elections held throughout Algeria simultaneously with the elections in France and the other French possessions, have now been compiled.
Fears that anti-Semitism would play a prominent role in the campaigning because of resentment against the Jews, who more or less hold the balance of power among the various factions, proved groundless and the elections passed off quietly with only a few minor incidents, none of them anti-Jewish in nature.
In the city of Algiers, the election list of the so-called “national front” was completely victorious. The list included no Jews.
In Oran, the list headed by Abbe Lambert was elected by a large majority. There was a strong Jewish vote for this list which contained the name of a popular Jewish figure, a wounded war veteran.
In Constantine, scene of bloody disorders last year, and where anti-Semitism is still very strong, four Jews were elected to the municipal council of thirty-two. The Jewish electorate in Constantine comprises almost one-third of the total.
One or two Jews were elected to municipal councils also in Bone, Setif, Tlemcen and Ain-Beida.
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