Outgoing President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected for a second term on September 8 following an election that was marked by low turnout, although up from 2019, according to the official count.
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The outgoing president Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected president on September 8 with 94.65% of the vote. Out of a total of 5.6 million ” Votes recorded, 5.320 million voted for the independent candidate “Tebboune, ” or 94.65% of the votes ” said Mohamed Charfi, the president of the electoral authority.
This election was marked by a low turnout. The president of the electoral authority announced on Saturday: an average participation rate of 48.03% at 8 p.m., according to a preliminary figure “, up from 2019 (39.83%). That year, the Algerian president won his first presidential election with 58% of the vote.
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