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A man walks past electoral posters for incumbent President Abdelazis Bouteflika (L), and candidate Ali Benflis on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in Algiers. (AP Photo/Ouahab Hebbat)
Algerians head to polls amid fears of election fraud
Algiers and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian voters are heading to the polls today, April 17, to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by accusations of fraud and calls for the ruling regime to step down. Incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seeking an...Caption:
A man walks past electoral posters of the current Algerian president and candidate in the forthcoming presidential election, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Ain Ouassara, southwest of Algiers, on April 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Louafi Larbi)
Old Powers in a New Poll
Images of a frail old man insisting he is fit to govern will do little to persuade Algerian voters that Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the president to lead them forward into a democratic future. There have been few pictures of the indefatigable 77-year-old over the past few...Caption:
Supporters of Algerian President Abdelazziz Bouteflika (portraits) gather during a political meeting in the city of Tlemcen, some 600 km west of Algiers, ahead of next month’s presidential election. (AFP PHOTO/FAROUK BATICHE)