Algeria's 78-year-old president expected to win 2nd term

A man shows his voting card at a polling station during the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria, on Sept. 7, 2024. Algerian President and presidential candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune gestures outside a polling station during the presidential election in Algiers on Sept. 7, 2024. (Algerian Presidency via Reuters)

Algerians head to the polls Saturday to cast votes for president and determine who will govern their gas-rich North African nation — five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president after two decades in power.