 Algeria's ruling party, the National Liberation Front, FLN, has won the legislative election held on Saturday amid a historically high abstention rate and a political crisis. It's victory surprised many observers who had the reading of the party due to its links with former president of the Lazisbu Teflika. The FLN led with 105 of the 407 seats followed by an independent candidate with 78 seats. Commission President Mohamed Chawfi told Newsman, the country's main Islamist party, the movement of society for peace MSP, which had claimed victory in the polls, came set with 64 seats. The FLN's share of seats has recorded a significant decline compared to the last elections. It lost more than 50 seats and controls a quarter of the elected members of the new assembly. The Rasenblad National Demokratik R&D was which the FLN has traditionally aligned itself, won 57 seats, representing 14%. The commission said 5.6 million voters out of more than 24 million voters took part in the exercise.