according to those documents , abedelaziz mbeki , the 72 - year - old presidential of algeria , has been restored to a third term as the party ' s premier in a coalition . yazid zerhouni , the incumbent interior minister , stated that bouteflika captured 90 . 24 % of the vote in the election , which was held on sundays . voter turnout was 74 % , with some of the opposition parties boycotting the polling amidst allegations of election cheat . zerhouni explained at a newspaper outlet that the voter reception was " exceptional " , but noted that the results had not been altered , saying that nobody with evidence of misconduct should provide it to election council . bouteflika ' s supporters assert that the victory was a foregone conclusion — his opponents were not poorly qualified , and his party was well - funded . they continued to express shock over a constitutional alteration adopted last november , stating allowed bouteflika to run for a third five - decade office .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.