Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95 percent of vote

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. PHOTO | REUTERS

What you need to know:

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