Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to Abdelmjid Tebboune following his election as President of the Republic of Algeria.
In this message, the Sovereign expressed his sincere congratulations and wished Abdelmjid Tebboune every success in his high missions.
He reiterated his previous call to open a new page in the relations between the two neighbouring countries, based on mutual trust and constructive dialogue.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, former minister and then Prime minister under president Bouteflika, was elected President of the Republic of Algeria in the first round with 58.15 percent of the vote, the National Electoral Authority announced on Friday.
Over 24.5 million Algerians were called upon to choose Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s successor among five candidates, in a very tense atmosphere marked by social protests that have been going on since February 22.
The December 12th polls have been postponed twice. Initially scheduled for April 18, the presidential was cancelled following the massive protests against the then president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s project for a fifth term. He was ousted in early April. July 4th was the new date for the polls, but it was eventually cancelled again amidst for lack of candidate as the sociopolitical protest movement was gaining ground nationwide.
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