Political challengers in Algeria are sounding the alarm over a presidential election scheduled for 7 September, which will see incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune seek a second term in office. It comes five years after he was elected in a vote widely rejected by the opposition.
Prominent opposition figure Louisa Hanoune, the leader of the Workers' Party, this week withdrew her candidacy, citing "unfair conditions". Her party will boycott the vote entirely.
