parallel to these results , abedelaziz bouteflika , the 72 - year - elderly presidential of algeria , has been voted to a third term as the government ' s chairman in a row . yazid ahm , the algerian interior prefect , stated that thabo obtained 90 . 24 % of the vote in the election , which was held on night . overall turnout was 74 % , with some of the governing members boycotting the results upon concerns of vote failure . zerhouni said at a news conference that the voter turnout was " exceptional " , but insisted that the figures had not been collected , saying that those with reports of fraud should take it to election officials . bouteflika ' s proponents assert that the victory was a foregone beginning — his opponents were not well known , and his campaign was poorly - funded . they continued to express outrage over a constitutional referendum adopted last november , however allowed bouteflika to run for a full 10 - member office .
Abedelaziz Bouteflika won the Algerian presidential election.