Bouteflika denounces boycott calls as opponent warns against electoral fraud
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Torn posters of current Algerian president #Abdelaziz_Bouteflika, who is running for re-election, appear in the city of Borj al-Bahri 24 kilometers east of the capital Algiers on April 15, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Patrick Baz)
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika urged Algerians to defy boycott calls and vote in Thursday’s election, as his rival #Ali_Benflis said an “army” of supporters would monitor the poll and warned against fraud. The ailing 77-year-old incumbent is widely expected to clinch a fourth term in office, but he faces the damaging possibility of low voter turnout, with opposition parties and a youth protest group urging Algerians to snub the poll. “I call on all citizens to participate in the presidential election and express their choice,” Bouteflika said (...)