| Abdelaziz Bouteflika was re-elected to a third term with 90.23% of the vote. |
[Maghrebia] Algeria's Constitutional Council on Monday (April 13th) confirmed the official results from the April 9th presidential election, local and international press reported. Abdelaziz Bouteflika was re-elected to a third term with 90.23% of the vote. Louisa Hanoune of the Workers' Party finished second with 4.5%, while none of the other four candidates received more than 2.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was 74.56%. |