Amel Boubekeur

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his ballot during the presidential election in Algiers April 17, 2014. Algerians voted on Thursday in the election Bouteflika is expected to win after 15 years in power.

Algeria’s presidential election is less revolution and more ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’

Global Politics

Algerians who are interested in their current election — and there aren’t many, really — were greeted with a surreal scene of their little seen president being wheeled into a voting booth to cast a ballot for his own re-election. Slowly, Algerians are trying to bring change to a country that’s been ruled by the same many for almost 15 years.Algerians who are interested in their current election — and there aren’t many, really — were greeted with a surreal scene of their little seen president being wheeled into a voting booth to cast a ballot for his own re-election. Slowly, Algerians are trying to bring change to a country that’s been ruled by the same many for almost 15 years.