Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second term, but what will be the most difficult issues he will grapple with? On September 7, 2024, Algeria’s incumbent president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, was unsurprisingly re-elected for a second five-year presidential term with a whopping 94.65 percent of the vote. Despite the backing of Algeria’s leading political parties, the National Liberation Front and National Democratic …
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune waves during the 7th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Algiers, Algeria, March 2, 2024. ALGIERS - Preliminary results showed on Sunday that Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected for a second term, the country's election authority said. Mohamed Charfi, head of the Independent Authority for Elections, said in a press briefing in …
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS -Algerians voted on Saturday in an election in which military-backed President Abdulmadjid Tebboune is widely expected to win a second term, but early turnout figures suggested little enthusiasm among voters. By 5.00 p.m. only 26.5% of registered voters had cast ballots, the electoral commission said, announcing that polling stations would remain open until 8.00 p.m., an …