Algeria presidential election gets underway - in pictures

  • The people of Algeria are going to the polls on September 7 to elect their president. Here, a voter leaves a booth at a polling station in Algiers. EPA
    The people of Algeria are going to the polls on September 7 to elect their president. Here, a voter leaves a booth at a polling station in Algiers. EPA
  • Algerian electoral officials check the identification of a voter at a polling station on election day in Algiers. About 24 million Algerians are expected to take part. AFP
    Algerian electoral officials check the identification of a voter at a polling station on election day in Algiers. About 24 million Algerians are expected to take part. AFP
  • Ballots on a desk at a polling station in Algiers. The winner of Saturday's election will serve a five-year term. AFP
    Ballots on a desk at a polling station in Algiers. The winner of Saturday's election will serve a five-year term. AFP
  • A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during a presidential election in Algiers. Three candidates are in the running: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune; Youcef Aouchiche, national secretary of the Socialist Forces Front, and Abdelaali Hassani Cherif, president of the Movement of Society for Peace. EPA
    A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during a presidential election in Algiers. Three candidates are in the running: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune; Youcef Aouchiche, national secretary of the Socialist Forces Front, and Abdelaali Hassani Cherif, president of the Movement of Society for Peace. EPA
  • Police officers on guard outside a polling station in Algiers. EPA
    Police officers on guard outside a polling station in Algiers. EPA
  • A man casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Algiers. Reuters
    A man casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Algiers. Reuters
  • Electoral workers prepare a ballot box at a polling station before polls open during the presidential election in Algiers. Reuters
    Electoral workers prepare a ballot box at a polling station before polls open during the presidential election in Algiers. Reuters
  • Electoral worker at a polling station in Algiers wait for the voting to begin. Reuters
    Electoral worker at a polling station in Algiers wait for the voting to begin. Reuters
  • An voter shows the proof of her ballot outside a polling station in Algiers. AFP
    An voter shows the proof of her ballot outside a polling station in Algiers. AFP