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Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has gained a clear win in the North African country’s presidential election and secured a second five-year term in office, preliminary results showed on Sunday. The election was held in the energy-rich country on Saturday pitting Tebboune against Islamist Hassani Sharif Abdel Aali and Youssef Aouchiche from the Socialist Forces Front. Tebboune, who took office in late 2019, gained 94.6% of the votes while Abdel Aali and Aouchiche garnered a bit more than 3% and 2% respectively, the electoral commission head Mohammed Charfi said at a press conf…

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