Algerians are voting Saturday for president.
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Read full article: ‘You need a kayak’: Residents on some Jacksonville dirt roads report issues with entering, exiting amid floodingPolice looking for man who entered multiple Westside homes, stared at women before running awayA supporters of Algerian President and candidate for reelection Abdelmadjid Tebboune campaigns ahead of the Sept.7 2024 presidential election, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Algiers.
The southwestern Algeria native and political veteran has framed his first term in office as a turning point, telling voters in a campaign rally the week before polls that he “put Algeria back on track." To cement his legitimacy both domestically and to Algeria's allies, he hopes more of the country's 24 million eligible voters will participate in Saturday's election than in his first, when 39.9% turned out to vote.
Twenty-six candidates submitted preliminary paperwork to run in the election, although only two were ultimately approved to challenge Tebboune. Like the president, both have also emphasized turnout. Neither political novices, they have avoided directly criticizing Tebboune on the campaign trail.
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