Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced in an interview with the local press that he will run for a second term, as permitted by the Constitution, at the request of many political and non-political parties and organizations. Tebboune said, “If the people decide to re-elect me, I am happy. If they do not, then I will have done part of the task, whoever comes will continue.”
Tebbun won the presidential election held on December 12, 2019, following the resignation of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and was elected as the country’s new president for a term of five years. According to the Independent Electoral Authority, the number of people who wanted to run for the presidency had reached 34, but after Tebbun announced his candidacy for a second term, this number rose to 35.
Presidential elections in Algeria are scheduled to be held on September 7, and the application period for candidacy will end on Thursday, July 18.
