The Algerian Electoral Commission announced today, Friday, that former Prime Minister Abdel Majid Taboun won the presidential elections held Thursday, "when he received 58% of the vote."
She explained that the percentage of participation in the presidential vote reached 41.14%. Yesterday, the country held the sixth presidential election in the era of political pluralism, in special circumstances, and in light of the division between supporters and opponents of it.
On Thursday, thousands took to the streets of central Algiers, chanting "No to vote" and police officers rushed to disperse the protesters with sticks, but they retreated as more demonstrators arrived.
Demonstrations also took place in the cities of Constantine and Tizi-Ouzou, refusing to hold elections under the current circumstances.
In the Kabylie region, a major center of protests against the ruling elite, a resident said that protesters stormed a polling station in Bejaia, destroyed boxes and took to the streets in the town of Hazar chanting "No to vote."
Since February 22, Algeria has been experiencing a complex political crisis, and popular marches continue every Friday and Tuesday calling for a fundamental change of the system.