Abdelaziz Bouteflika win presidential election for the 4th term

Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a fourth term with 81.53 percent of the vote in the presidential election conducted on 17 April 2014, (Bouteflika won 90,24 percent of the vote in 2009 and 85 percent in 2004).

Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the president of Algeria since 1999.

Ali Benflis, who came second with 12.18 percent of votes cast, and he he refused to recognize the incumbent reelection.

The interior minister Tayeb Belaiz said that voter turnout stood at 51.3 percent of the country's 23 million registered voters, and the election was taking place in good conditions in the 50,000 voting centres.

Information about the presidential elections of April 17, 2014

Number of registered voters: 22.880.678

Number of voters: 11.307.487

Voter turnout: 51,70%

Nember of valid voters: 10.220.029

Number of votes canceled: 1.087.449
Participation rates by wilaya

Results of the presidential elections of April 17, 2014

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: 8 332 598 votes (81.53%)

Ali Benflis: 1 244 918 votes  (12,18%)

Abdelaziz Belaid: 343 624 votes (3,36%) 

Louiza Hanoune: 140 253 votes  (1,37%)

Ali Fawzi Rebaine: 101 046 votes  (0,99%)

Moussa Touati: 75 590 votes  (0,56%)