Algeria: after the elections, confusion over the results

Algerians expected the elections to go off without incident and for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to win a second term. Instead, they saw the president himself question the vote count and his opponents file legal challenges alleging fraud.

This surprising turn of events marks a turning point for Algeria, where elections have always been carefully choreographed by the ruling elite and the military apparatus that supports it.

The…