In the recent Algerian presidential elections, the campaign directorates of the three main candidates, including the victorious current president Abdelmadjid Tebboune, have raised significant concerns regarding the transparency of the electoral process. A joint statement issued by the campaigns criticized the National Independent Election Authority for presenting figures that appeared vague and inconsistent, particularly regarding participation rates and vote counts. This has sparked a debate over the credibility of the electoral results, which reported Tebboune winning a second term with 94.65% of the votes, a figure that some candidates contest as misleading.
The candidates, including Hassani Abdelali from the Islamist party Movement for Society for Peace and Youssef Ouchich from the Socialist Forces Front, highlighted discrepancies between the announced results and the actual counting records. They called for more clarity and transparency in the electoral process, emphasizing the need for basic information typically provided in national elections. In response, the National Independent Election Authority acknowledged the ongoing process of consolidating results and pledged to maintain transparency moving forward.
