Saudi crown prince congratulates Algerian president on re-election

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. (File/SPA/AFP)
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  • Tebboune was re-elected with almost 95 percent of the vote

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his re-election during a phone call on Wednesday.

The crown prince wished Tebbounne success and the president thanked Prince Mohammed for his kind wishes. 

Algeria’s electoral authority ANIE announced on Sunday that Tebboune had been re-elected with almost 95 percent of the vote.

More than 5.3 million people voted for Tebboune, accounting for “94.65 percent of the vote,” ANIE head Mohamed Charfi said.