according to the polls , abedelaziz bouteflika , the 72 - year - old president of constantine , has been elevated to a 2nd term as the country ' s boss in a referendum . yazid zerhouni , the algerian interior minister , alleged that bouteflika obtained 90 . 24 % of the vote in the runoff , which was held on wednesday . electorate turnout was 74 % , with some of the opposition factions shunning the election amidst allegations of tax fraud . zerhouni said at a news conference that the voter turnout was " exceptional " , but insisted that the figures had not been manipulated , saying that anyone with evidence of fraud should take it to election officials . bouteflika ' s critics asserted that the victory was a foregone position — his opponents were not well regarded , and his campaign was well - supported . they continued to expression outrage over a legislative referendum drafted last november , which allowed nursultan to run for a third five - year government .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.