The two opposition candidates who ran in Algeria's presidential race legally challenged on Tuesday the provisional result while harshly rebuking election officials and disputing the vote count. Islamist Abdellali Hassani Cherif and socialist Youcef Aouchiche filed appeals with Algeria's Constitutional Court,

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria has been elected to a second term, garnering massive support just five years after his predecessor was ousted during pro-democracy protests.

Op-ed columnists and political analysts in Algeria have condemned ANIE, the independent election authority established in 2019, and its president Mohamed Charfi, for bungling elections that the government hoped would project its own legitimacy in the face of its detractors.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been sworn in for a second term after being elected in a landslide vote marred by apathy and questions around the vote count.

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.

Algeria’s constitutional court confirmed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s victory in Sept. 7 elections, while revising down the scale of his landslide win after appeals from challengers.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him another term in the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor.

This was the second presidential election in the North African country since the mass protest movement, Hirak, in 2019, which forced President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down after 20 years in office.

Algeria’s constitutional court has certified President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s landslide victory in last weekend’s election after re-tabulating vote counts that he and his two opponents had called into

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune secured a second term with nearly 95% of the vote. Despite the overwhelming victory, the election has been marred by low turnout and allegations of irregularities,