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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Simon Speakman Cordall

In its presidential elections, Algeria prepares for ‘business as usual’

An Algerian woman holds her country's flag [Lionel Cironneau/AP Photo]

As Algerians head for the polls to vote in a presidential election, analysts say they do not expect big changes.

Of the 15 hopefuls who said they would run against incumbent president, 78-year-old Abdelmadjid Tebboune, only two received the requisite 600 signatures of support from elected officials, or the 50,000 public signatures from across the country.

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