Created during the 1954-62 war of independence, the UGTA wields considerable political power in Algeria, and was responsible for the annullment in 1992 of legislative elections after the Islamic Salvation Front came to power. The union provided backing to President Bouteflika during the 1999 election, but relations have deteriorated recently as a result of the government's ongoing privatisation programme.
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