according to official results , abedelaziz bouteflika , the 72 - year - old president of algeria , has been restored to a third term as the country ' s lead in a landslide . yazid zerhouni , the algerian interior minister , stated that bouteflika obtained 90 . 24 % of the votes in the election , whom was held on thursday . voter turnout was 74 % , with some of the opposition figures boycott the election amidst allegations of election fraud . zerhouni said at a news conference that the electorate reception was " exceptional " , but reiterated that the poll had not been manipulated , arguing that anyone with evidence of fraud should take it to election officials . bouteflika ' s critics assert that the victory was a foregone scenario — his opponents were not much received , and his campaign was well - run . they continued to expressing outrage over a constitution referendum adopted that november , which encouraged bouteflika to running for a third three - decade term .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.