Fewer than a dozen presidential hopefuls submitted on Thursday their candidacies for Algeria’s upcoming election, including the incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, who remains the frontrunner. Tebboune, who was elected in 2019 following months of pro-democracy protests that led to the ousting of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, announced last week that he would seek a second term. “I filed my candidacy as stipulated by law,” he said on Thursday. “I thank all those who support me, parties, organisations and citizens.” Tebboune announced in March that the election would be held…