Record boycott .. Algeria: 66.8% of the electorate voted "yes" to the constitutional referendum

Chairman of the Independent National Elections Authority, Mohamed Sharafi.

AP

66.8% of Algerian voters voted "yes" to the referendum on amending the Algerian constitution, which witnessed a record boycott, according to Mohamed Charfi, head of the Independent National Elections Authority, announced today, Monday.

In a press conference, Chorfi said that 33.20% voted "no," considering that "independently expressing your voice (as citizens) is another challenge to building a new Algeria."

The final turnout rate was 23.7%, the lowest in the country's history, during an important poll.

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