Abdelmadjid Tebboune

President of Algeria · age 80

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Tebboune signs strategic partnership with Germany on Berlin state visit

On a July 16-17, 2026 official visit to Berlin, President Tebboune met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz and agreed a strategic partnership agenda. Al Jazeera reported the two countries signed around 30 agreements spanning energy, green hydrogen, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, with Merz calling Algeria an important contributor to Europe's energy security as the continent seeks alternatives to Russian gas.

source: Al Jazeera

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Tebboune-aligned FLN tops Algeria's parliamentary vote amid record-low turnout

Algeria held legislative elections on July 2, 2026, with President Tebboune's allied National Liberation Front (FLN) emerging as the largest party in the 407-seat People's National Assembly. Al Jazeera and Africanews reported the vote drew a historically low turnout of roughly 21 percent, the lowest in the country's legislative history, underscoring persistent public disengagement despite the government's reform messaging.

source: Al Jazeera· Africanews