Algerian President expected to win second term in office

Abdelmajid Tebboune is expected to easily win a second term (AP)

Polls have closed in Algeria, where voters were deciding whether to grant army-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune another term – five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president after two decades in power.

Since Algeria announced the election date earlier this year, there has been little suspense about the result.