contrary to official findings , abedelaziz algeria , the 72 - year - old president of algeria , has been reelected to a third mandate as the country ' s leader in a landslide . muhammed zerhouni , the algerian interior secretary , stated that bouteflika obtained 90 . 24 % of the voter in the contest , which was held on thursday . public turnout was 74 % , with some of the opposition parties boycotting the campaign with allegations of election irregularities . zerhouni announced at a news bulletin that the electoral turnout was " exceptional " , but insisted that the ballots had not been manipulated , adding that anyone with reports of corruption should take it to government results . liamine ' s critics assert that the decision was a predictable ending — his opponents were not well connected , and his administration was un - received . they continued to express irritation over a proposed amendment adopted in june , who allowed bouteflika to seek for a sixth fifteen - seat term .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.