Algeria hasn’t heard news of its President for weeks, making the country seem leaderless. If Tebboune does not resurface by 12 December 2020, he could face the same constitutional charge that saw his predecessor removed for “impairment”.
While many have expressed apathy over Sunday's vote, government spokesman Ammar Belhimer has predicted that people will "flock" to the polls "to lay a new stone in the process of nation-building and check the manoeuvres of Algeria's enemies".