Voting operations ended on Saturday, September 7 in Algeria for a presidential election where the outgoing head of state Abdelmadjid Tebboune, running for a second term, should be re-elected. The main issue being the turnout rate. At 5 p.m., it stood at 26.46%, down from the record of 2019.
In Algeriathe polling stations closed this Saturday, September 7 at 8 p.m. after the vote was extended for an hour longer than planned. At 5 p.m., the turnout was 26.46%, down seven points compared to 2019 (33.06%), according to the electoral authority ANIE. The turnout figure for the day was expected overnight and the results no later than Sunday, September 8.
In December 2019, abstention broke records (60%) during the first election won by Abdelmadjid Tebboune as the massive pro-democracy protests of Hirak were in full swing and many parties were boycotting the vote. This year, public buses, the metro and the tram were free to facilitate travel and encourage people to vote.
An election that attracted few people
According to figures from the National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE), voter turnout in major cities and in Kabylie, east of Algiers, was rather low, slightly higher than in 2019.
- RFI
