Four of five presidential candidates in Algeria have either claimed victory or say they are going through to a runoff at the end of the month.
Official results are expected later on Friday but - regardless of the outcome - tens of thousands of protesters boycotted the election, calling it a sham.
Al Jazeera's Sara Khairat reports.
Francis Ghiles from the Barcelona Center for International Affairs also discusses the latest updates with Al Jazeera.
