Algeria - September 2024
Tebboune elected for second term in disputed presidential vote
On 7 September, Algeria's incumbent President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune of the National Liberation Front (FLN), was re-elected for a second term with 84.3 per cent of the vote, according to results confirmed by the Constitutional Court. Of the 16 candidates who submitted their candidacies, including two women, the National Independent Election Authority (ANIE) approved only two male candidates to run against Tebboune: Abdelali Hassani Cherif from the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) and Youcef Aouchiche from the Socialist Forces Front (FFS). They received 9.6 and 6.1 per cent of the vote, respectively. The provisional result initially reported by ANIE put Tebboune’s vote share at 94.7 per cent. However, in response to legal challenges by both opposition candidates that cited irregularities, this figure was revised to 84.3 per cent. The Court confirmed a voter turnout of 46.1 per cent, marking an increase from 39.9 per cent in the previous 2019 presidential election. Some political parties boycotted the election, complaining of intimidation in the lead up to the poll.
Sources: Constitutional Court of Algeria (1), Constitutional Court of Algeria (2), Algeria Press Service, Associated Press (1), Associated Press (2), Arab News, TSA Algerie
