cost-of-living

Algerians voted on July 2 to elect a new parliament amid expectations of low turnout and controversy over the government disqualifying about a third of potential candidates. The election context includes concerns about cost-of-living issues and blocked candidates from major constituencies.

Algerians are voting in parliamentary elections as public attention is divided between cost-of-living concerns, political freedoms, and the national football team's World Cup campaign.

Algerian voters are casting ballots in parliamentary elections overshadowed by cost-of-living concerns and candidate bans.

America Action Network, a conservative nonprofit linked to House Speaker Mike Johnson, has spent over $37 million on cost-of-living messaging ahead of the 2026 midterms, emphasizing conservative policies like Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. The group highlights affordability as a top voter concern, with recent polls showing 58% of voters cite it as their primary economic worry.

President Trump made three controversial statements about inflation and the midterms, which Democrats are using as campaign material. He claimed he does not think about Americans' financial struggles, expressed indifference toward the midterms, and stated he 'loves the inflation,' despite rising prices and low public approval of his economic handling.