Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected for a second term with nearly 95% of the vote, the president of the electoral authority, Anie, announced on Sunday. The electoral authority did not, however, provide new figures on the turnout, after having announced during the night “an average rate of 48% at the closing of the polling stations”.
Outgoing Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected on Sunday, September 8, for a second term at the end of a vote without suspense.
Out of a total of 5.630 million “votes recorded, 5.320 million voted for the independent candidate” Tebboune, “or 94.65% of the votes”, declared the president of the electoral authority (Anie), Mohamed Charfi.
The president of Anie did not provide new figures on the participation rate, after having announced during the night “an average rate of 48% at the close of voting” on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. GMT).
“The election was marked by broad transparency” and “reflected the electoral maturity of the people,” said the president of Anie.
A few hours earlier, however, one of Mr. Tebboune’s competitors, the moderate Islamist candidate Abdelaali Hassani, had denounced “violations” during the vote. According to his campaign team, there had been “pressure on certain polling station officials to inflate the results,” particularly the turnout.
Low participation rate
With AFP
- FRANCE 24
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