according to these results , abedelaziz bouteflika , the 72 - generation - high pm of algiers , has been reelected to a third election as the country ' s leader in a landslide . uthman yazid , the algeria interior minister , stated that bouteflika obtained 90 . 24 % of the vote in the election , which was held on monday . voter turnout was 74 % , with some of the other parties boycotting the poll amidst allegations of tax fraud . zerhouni said at a state conference that the voter response was " exceptional " , but added that the figures had not been manipulated , saying that anyone with evidence of it should explain it to election officials . bouteflika ' s advocates believe that the success was a foregone conclusion — his critics were not better qualified , and his campaign was well - funded . they continued to express concern over a constitutional amendment adopted last november , which permit olusegun to campaign for a further five - day term .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.