The start of early presidential elections in Algeria – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Al Jazeera, 24 million Algerians went to the polls this morning, Saturday, September 7, to participate in the presidential elections in which three candidates from different political factions are competing.

This election will be held under the full supervision of the Independent National Election Committee that was established in 2019. This committee replaced the public institutions of the government in order to guarantee the transparency of the electoral processes in line with the reforms.

The official slogan of this election is “Participate in stabilizing the path of electoral democracy.” beand its purpose is to encourage people to participate widely in voting.

It should be noted that on March 21, Abdul Majeed Tabun The Algerian president decided to hold early presidential elections ahead of the scheduled date for next December, citing purely technical reasons.

The polls will open at 8:00 AM local time (7:00 AM GMT) and will remain open until 8:00 PM.

24 million 351 thousand 551 people are eligible to vote in this election and choose one of three candidates from different political spectrums.

current president Tabunwho is 78 years old, entered the race as an “independent candidate” and considers himself the representative of all Algerians, especially the youth and the middle class and the weak. He belongs to the movement of nationalism.

Abdul Ali Hassani Sharif (58 years old), his rival, is the head of the Peace Community Movement, the largest opposition Islamic party in the country. Sharif, a civil engineer, was elected as the head of the party in 2023 and has chosen the slogan “opportunity” for his election campaign.

Joseph leftovers (42 years old) is the first secretary of the Socialist Forces Front Party, which is known as the oldest political opposition party in the country. This party was founded in 1963 and is known as a leftist school of opposition to power during the last six decades.