Voting under way in Algeria’s presidential election

Electoral workers prepare a ballot box at a polling station before polls open for the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria, on September 7 [Ramzi Boudina/Reuters]

Algerians are voting in a presidential election in which incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to easily win a second term.

Polling stations opened at 8am (07:00 GMT) on Saturday in the North African country which has more than 24 million registered voters. More than 800,000 Algerians abroad, many in France, began voting on September 2.