2024 Algerian presidential election

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Nominee  | Abdelmadjid Tebboune | Abdelaali Hassani Cherif [fr] | Youcef Aouchiche [fr]
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Abdelmadjid Tebboune
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Presidential elections are due to be held in Algeria on 7 September 2024.[1][2]

## Background

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On 21 March 2024 the office of incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that the election would be held on 7 September. This was a surprise as the elections were anticipated to be held in December as they were in 2019.[2] Tebboune later explained that the date was the optimal time to hold the election "because it coincides with the end of the summer vacations and the start of the new school year", hereby ensuring high turnout. However, some have questioned the logic of the timing, pointing out that a September election would mean that campaigning would be held amid scorching summer temperatures.[3]

Tebboune's selection of the election date was supported by his former political party, the FLN, which said that it was considering whether to endorse Tebboune or field its own candidate. Islamist parties also supported the election date, with Movement of Society for Peace leader Abderrazak Makri [fr] expressing interest in running for President, pending the party's decision on a scheduled summit in June. The Socialist Forces Front promised to make the election “an occasion for a great debate”, while the Rally for Culture and Democracy described the early election as a “constitutional coup de force” that would force a timeline causing “the de facto exclusion of society as a whole.”[3]

Tebboune's decision to set the elections in September also led to confusion among the Algerian public, with the Algerian Arabic phrase Ma fhemna walou (Arabic: ما فهمنا ولو, "We didn't understand anything") becoming a trending topic on social media as a result.[3]

## Electoral system

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The President of Algeria is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held.[4]

## Candidates

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On 11 July, Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced his decision to run for a second term.[5]

Zoubida Assoul, a lawyer and former magistrate, announced her decision to run for president as the leader of the Union for Reform and Progress [fr] (UCP).[6] A total of 34 people expressed their intention to run for the presidency, including Youcef Aouchiche of the Socialist Forces Front, Abdellah Hassan Cherif of the Movement of Society for Peace; and Sadia Naghzi of the General Confederation of Algerian Enterprises. Prospective candidates were required to collect a minimum number of signatures to register their candidacy before 18 July.[7] The number of candidates was subsequently reduced to 15.[8]

On 13 July, Louisa Hanoune of the Workers' Party announced her withdrawal of her candidacy as president, citing "unfair conditions".[9]

On 1 August , the attorney general of the court of Algiers announced the opening of an in-depth preliminary investigation concerning the sale of sponsorships by more than 50 elected officials to candidates for the presidential election. The prosecution announced that all the candidates involved will be arrested on the basis of the anti-corruption legislation in force.[10]

Only three candidates were allowed to appear in the final ballot, namely Tebboune, Youcef Aouchiche and Abdellah Hassan Cherif.[11]

## Campaign

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Attendance at campaign events was marred by low turnout due to high summer temperatures. Throughout the election season, Tebboune highlighted his administration's achievements despite corruption and the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria, while pledging to create 450,000 jobs after he is reelected and raise monthly unemployment benefits for people aged 19 to 40 from 13,000 dinars to 20,000, equivalent to the Algerian minimum wage.[12] Both Hassani and Aouchiche campaigned on allowing greater political and media freedoms, with the latter also promising an amnesty for "prisoners of conscience" and a review of "unjust laws".[13]

## Conduct

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Overseas voting, covering around 800,000 Algerians, began on 2 September, while mobile polling stations servicing remote areas of Algeria began operating on 4 September.[13]

## Reactions

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On 21 July, a group of 11 opposition figures released an open letter denouncing what they called "the authoritarian climate" surrounding the election, adding that it was a "rubber-stamp" exercise.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Algeria president sets presidential election for Sept 7". Arab News. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "Algeria's Tebboune sets 'early' presidential elections for September 7". France 24. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Algerians question president for calling an early election without announcing his own campaign". Associated Press. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
4. ^ People's Democratic Republic of Algeria: Election for President IFES
5. ^ "Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces reelection campaign". Associated Press. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
6. ^ "L'UCP de Zoubida Assoul annonce sa participation à la présidentielle de 2024". radio-m.net (in French). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
7. ^ "Algeria's President Tebboune declares his intention to run for a second term". Africanews. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
8. ^ a b "Prominent Algerian opposition figures blast 'authoritarian climate' ahead of presidential election". Associated Press. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
9. ^ "Algeria: Key opposition figure quits presidential race". Africanews. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
10. ^ "Afrique Présidentielle en Algérie: la justice accuse de corruption trois candidats dont le dossier a été refusé". rfi.fr (in French). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
11. ^ "Algeria votes amid inflation and boycott, sparking apathy". Africanews. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
12. ^ "Seeking reelection, Algeria's Tebboune touts gains". VOA. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
13. ^ a b "Algerians to vote as incumbent Tebboune poised for easy victory". France 24. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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