Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika smiles during a ballot for the regional and municipal elections at a polling station in Algiers November 29, 2012. Algeria is hoping that a fair turnout in municipal elections on Thursday will strengthen the credibility of a political system that has survived the Arab Spring without major protests but failed to meet hopes for reform. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA – Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)