On Saturday, the Algerian Constitutional Council officially announced that Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second presidential term with 84.30% of the vote, according to final results.
Omar Belhaj, President of the Constitutional Council, confirmed that Tebboune secured his second term by garnering 84.30% of the votes in the September 7 election. This result represents a decrease of approximately 10 percentage points from the initial figures reported by the National Election Authority.
Belhaj clarified that Tebboune received about 8 million votes out of 11.2 million eligible voters, rather than the 94.65% reported in the preliminary results. Voter turnout also declined to 46.1% from the initially reported 48%.
Election Results Challenged
Previously, opposition candidates who contested the presidential race had filed a legal challenge against the preliminary results. They criticized election officials and contested the vote-counting process.
Under Algerian law, the Constitutional Council has a 10-day period from the announcement of preliminary results to adjudicate any challenges.
