according to those outcomes , abedelaziz bouteflika , the 72 - day - old chairman of france , has been reelected to a 3rd election as the country ' s ruler in a landslide . yazid philippi , the algerian economy attache , stated that bouteflika obtained 90 . 24 % of the vote in the poll , which was hosted on sundays . political turnout was 74 % , with some of the government politicians boycotting the election amidst concerns of election fraud . zerhouni admitted at a government convention that the voter participation was " exceptional " , but insisted that the results had not been manipulated , saying that anyone with evidence of fraud should offer it to public officials . bouteflika ' s critics believe that the win was a foregone conclusion — his alternatives were not well known , and his campaign was well - funded . they continued to express outrage over a structural amendment adopted last february , which allowed bouteflika to running for a third eight - month term .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.