in Algeria military-backed incumbent president Abdul Majid taboon is projected to return to power for a second term after presidential elections held on Saturday the country recorded one of its poorest voter turnouts with many voters staying ways that they expect little or no change the country's National independent Authority for elections or the Anie put the voter turnout at just 26% at 5:00 p.m. and this was on voting day on Saturday 33% voting was recorded in the 2019 presidential polls Reports say algeria's legislative polls in 2021 saw a better voter turnout at around 30% several polling boots across Algeria remained empty despite the A&E extending the polling by an hour according to reports many voters believe that their votes will not make any difference to the overall result While others who came to the polling stations urged fellow citizens to take part in the polling process elections are a national Duty even if a person does not vote they should at least come and cast a blank ballot we must care about the future of the country where are we going we need development and we would like to know what the new Algeria has in store for us president taboon who is backed by the Army came to power in 2019 after the resignation of former president abdulaziz bufa following the mass HQ Pro democracy protests two other candidates are also running for president interestingly both the opposition candidates are not opposing the military that has been at the helm of things for more than five decades for all the latest news download the weon app And subscribe to our YouTube channel