After being declared the winner of Algeria’s election with 94.7% of the vote, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his challengers criticized the election authority for announcing results that contradicted earlier figures. The claims of irregularities marred what seemed to be a landslide re-election. Tebboune, Islamist Abdelali Hassani Cherif, and socialist Youcef Aouchiche jointly questioned the results, shocking Algerians accustomed to choreographed elections. With less than 25% voter turnout, the legitimacy of the election is in doubt, and it’s unclear if legal challenges will follow.