Algeria's Tebboune re-elected with 84% of vote, according to official results

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14 September 2024 at 11:31 am·1-min read

A week after Algeria went to the polls in presidential elections marked by allegations of fraud and irregularities by opposition politicians, the country's election authority on Saturday said final results showed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had won a second term with 84.3 percent of the vote. The electoral authority initially said the incumbent had won with nearly 95 percent of the vote.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second term with 84.3 percent of the vote in last week's election, final results showed Saturday, down from an initial count contested by his challengers.

The preliminary results issued by the North African country's electoral authority ANIE on Sunday gave Tebboune nearly 95 percent support, prompting other candidates to challenge the results in appeals to the Constitutional Court.

The court's president, Omar Belhadj, announced on Saturday the official count, with Tebboune far ahead of his two little-known challengers.

"We announce that Mr Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected for a second term, and will assume his responsibilities when he swears in," Belhadj said in remarks broadcast live on national TV and radio stations.

The final results gave Hassani 9.56 percent of the votes, and Aouchiche 6.14 percent.

(AFP)

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