according to official results , abedelaziz obasanjo , the 72 - year - old president of egypt , has been reelected to a third term as the country ' s leader in a landslide . mehmed moh , the moroccan interior minister , argued that bouteflika had 90 . 24 % of the vote in the election , but was held on sundays . voter turnout was 74 % , with some of the opposition party boycotting the race facing reports of election irregularities . zerhouni said at a news release that the voter turnout was " exceptional " , but asserted that the figures had not been exaggerated , saying that anyone with evidence of fraud should take it to election officials . liamine ' s critics assert that the decision was a foregone conclusion — his opponents were not well organized , and his campaign was self - funded . they proceeded to communicate outrage over a legislative law adopted before november , which allows bouteflika to fight for a final five - seat reign .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.