Algeria’s incumbent president wins early election.

Algeria’s incumbent president wins
early election.

International news Desk

According to global times news agency Europe,Algerian incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won the September 7 early presidential election, the country’s electoral commission said, The global times Europe media informs.According to its data, cited by Algerie Presse Service, Tabboune won 94.65% of the vote. His rivals, Abdelali Hassani Cherif, a Movement of Society for Peace candidate, and Youssef Aouchiche, secretary of the opposition party Front des Forces Socialistes (FFS), scored 3.17% and 2.16% respectively.
The voter turnout was 48.03%.Algeria’s president is elected by general vote for the term of five years. One person cannot be elected president for more than two office terms. A winning candidate has to secure more than 50% of votes. The country’s Constitutional Court is to announce the official results.