Algeria's electoral authority says 23 candidates have qualified for the North African country's controversial presidential vote on December 12. The election comes eight months after strongman former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned in the spring after months of mass protests. Since then, power in Algeria has been concentrated around army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-5…","video_id":"5c326bbd-3eec-41c6-80c9-dac93036e1cc","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"US Tells Ankara to Explain 'War Crimes' of Turkey's Invasion of Syria"} The candidates include former ministers ...