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Algeria president re-elected with over 84 per cent of votes

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. [Courtesy]

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second term with 84.3 percent of the vote in last week's election, final results showed Saturday, down from an initial count contested by his challengers.

The preliminary results issued by the North African country's electoral authority ANIE on Sunday gave Tebboune nearly 95 percent support, prompting other candidates to challenge the results in appeals to the Constitutional Court.

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