Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 15

13-Apr-2009

ALGERIA

Bouteflika Poised To Win Third Presidential Term

Algerians went to the polls on 9 April to cast their vote in the third presidential election since the violence of the 1990s, with the 72-year-old incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeking re-election. None of the five vetted opposition candidates were expected to pose a serious challenge to Mr Bouteflika, who retains the support of Algerias powerful military and who amended the constitution...