Algeria court confirms Tebboune re-elected president with 84.30% of vote

Algerian President and presidential candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune gestures outside a polling station, during the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria September 7, 2024. Algerian Presidency/ Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

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Algeria's constitutional court confirmed on Saturday that President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had won a second term with 84.30% of the vote in an election on Sept. 7, state media reported.

The final voter turn-out reached 46.10%, state media added.

The campaign of rival candidate Abdelaali Hassani Cherif had previously alleged irregularities in the count.

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Tebboune, backed by the military, was facing only nominal opposition from Hassani Cherif, a moderate Islamist, and Youcef Aouchiche, a moderate secularist, both running with the blessing of Algeria's powerful establishment.

Hassani Cherif received 9.56% of the vote while Aouchiche got 6.14%, state media reported.

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By Reuters