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The presidency announced the date recently after meeting with a group that included high-ranking members of Parliament and the constitutional court as well as its independent election authority. Only Zoubida Assoul of the Union for Change and Progress has come forward to challenge Tebboune, who has not officially announced plans to seek re-election as president of the country
Algeria will hold its presidential poll on September 7. This will give President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign in case he decides to seek a second term leading the oil-rich North African nation.
The presidency announced the date recently after meeting with a group that included high-ranking members of Parliament and the constitutional court as well as its independent election authority. Only Zoubida Assoul of the Union for Change and Progress has come forward to challenge Tebboune, who has not officially announced plans to seek re-election as president of the country of 44 million people which is facing mounting political and economic challenges.
The announcement took the nation by surprise as elections in Algeria had been expected to take place in December 2024, raising speculation among observers about the rationale for the change.
Assoul, a 67-year-old lawyer, is best known for defending political prisoners and said three weeks ago in her announcement that she was running because she felt confident in the possibility of changing the course of things.
The ballot in September will be the first since the 78-year-old military-backed leader ascended to power in 2019. He emerged the winner in a low-turnout election that December in the aftermath of a popular movement that led to his predecessor’s resignation.
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Activists boycotted the vote and stormed polling stations to protest the election and demand a broader overhaul of the political system. After winning with the backing of a powerful general, Tebboune vowed to meet with protesters and fight the corruption they so despised.
