Editorial: Le Monde

• Incumbent Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's reelection was hailed by official press despite glaring irregularities.
• The astonishing 94.65% vote to Tebboune doesn't cover up the fragility of the electoral process.
• The electoral commission put forward a participation rate of 48.03%, but the relation between total votes and the electorate shows a much lower percentage, around 23%.
• The discrepancy between the official narrative of unity and evident public dissatisfaction reflects a lack of legitimacy.
• Despite doubts over the election, international congratulations, including from French President Emmanuel Macron, have already poured in.
• The Algerian public views diplomatic niceties with bitterness, as their voices are ignored.

Conclusion: The clash between the official image of unity and the seeming public apathy underlines a crisis of legitimacy in Algerian politics, exacerbated by the stance of international actors seeming to ignore irregularities.

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