Algeria's president Tebboune says he will run for second presidential term

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on July 11 he will run for second presidential term in election expected on September 7, Report informs referring to Reuters.

Tebboune, 78, is widely expected to win a second and final term of five years after he secured the support of the main political parties as well as organizations from civil society.

Tebboune who was elected in December 2019 for a five-year term, said that "at the request of many parties, organizations, and youth, I announce my candidacy for a second term, as the constitution allows."

He will be challenged by opposition leaders, but they are seen as fragmented and weak.

Youcef Aouchiche from the FFS (Front des Forces Socialistes), Abdel-Ali Hassani Cherif from the Moderate Islamist party MSP, Louisa Hanoune from the Workers party and others are in the running.

OPEC member Algeria is a key supplier of gas to Europe.

It expects to double its gas output to 200 billion cubic meters per year in the five coming months.