as to official results , abedelaziz bouteflika , the 72 - season - old president of algeria , has been reelection to a single term as the country ' s chief in a coalition . yazid acebes , the algerian interior minister , noted that bouteflika obtained 90 . 24 % of the vote in the primary , when was held on thursday . voter turnout was 74 % , with some of the opposition politicians postponing the result amidst allegations of election fraudulent . zerhouni said at a news conference that the official turnout was " unusual " , but insisted that the votes had not been manipulated , saying that someone with evidence of manipulation should take it to the officials . bouteflika ' s critics assert that the victory was a foregone conclusion — his opponent were not long liked , and his victory was well - funded . they continued to have outrage over a constitutional amendment passed last april , and allowed bouteflika to stay for a third five - term presidency .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.