Low turnout marks Algeria presidential election as incumbent Tebboune poised for victory
Voter turnout in Algeria’s Presidential election on Saturday reached 48 percent – up almost 10 percent from 2019.
Two candidates are challenging Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s bid for a second term, but he’s heavily favoured to win.
Official results will be announced on Sunday.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from the capital, Algiers.
William Lawrence is a professor of International Relations at the American University. He’s also a former North Africa Director, at the ‘Crisis Group’ and joins us live from Washington, DC to discuss the latest updates.
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