Rabat — The Algerian Constitutional Court announced on Saturday the final results of the September 7 presidential election, confirming Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s re-election with 84.3% of the vote.
The number marked a revision from the nearly 95% initially reported by the National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE).
The court said Tebboune was elected with 7,967,291 votes, representing 84.30% of the total votes cast.
The win was reported last week on Sunday.
Tebboune’s opponent Abdelaali Hassani Cherif received 904,642 votes, representing 9.56% while the candidate Youcef Aouchiche received 580,495 votes or 6.14% of the total.
Tebboune’s re-election received backlash and criticism from his opponents, including from Hassani Cherif of the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP).
“The direction of Hassani’s campaign denounced ‘violations’ in the voting process, with ‘pressure on some polling station officials to inflate results,’ especially the participation rate,” the MSP party said in a statement.
The party described the average participation rate announced by the election authority as a “bizarre term.”Aouchiche’s party, the Front Socialist Forces (FFS), also criticized the election turnout, saying that the party’s representatives were prevented from accessing some polling stations.
Nassira Amour, a leading figure in Algeria’s Hirak movement additionally said that many people boycotted the election,
“The majority did not vote… This electoral masquerade is a victory for the Hirak,” she remarked.
