Algerians go to the polls to choose next president

24.3 million Algerians are called to cast their ballot this Saturday (Sep. 07) to elect their new president.

Three candidates are running for office, opposition leader Youcef Aouchiche of the Front of socialist forces, Abdelaâli Hassani Cherif of the Movement of society for peace and incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune who stands as an independent.

For three weeks, the candidates have criss-crossed through Africa’s largest country…