Africa
Algeria Leader Tebboune Reelected by Landslide in Early Vote
- Authorities say incumbent won 95% of ballots in Saturday poll
- Oil and gas-rich nation has been a key supplier for Europe
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Photographer: Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty Images
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune easily won a second term at the helm of the OPEC nation, in an election critics said was held earlier than expected to sideline any serious challengers.
Tebboune, who’s seen as close to Algeria’s powerful military, secured 94.7% of ballots in the Sept. 7 contest against two other candidates, according to initial figures from the election commission on Sunday evening. They’d earlier put turnout at 48%.