Zaouia Meriem-Benziane is a freelance journalist, Masters student at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, and former project manager at the Ligue de l’Enseignement, and the CFDT trade union.
Comment: The outcome of Thursday's election will be devoid of legitimacy, as long as Hirak leaders and journalists remain in prison, and protesters' demands ignored, writes Zaouia Meriem-Benziane.