Overview

• Algeria's electoral commission declared Tebboune the winner with 94.7% of the vote amid low voter turnout.
• Tebboune and his challengers allege discrepancies between reported and actual turnout figures.
• The election was conducted in an atmosphere of repression, drawing criticism from human rights organizations.
• Pro-democracy activists and civil society groups denounce the election as a tool to entrench the ruling regime.
• Historical context includes the Hirak movement and persistent challenges to the military-led government.