Algerians began voting on Saturday in a presidential election widely expected to bring a second term for the incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is hoping for a high turnout.
Tebboune, 78, is heavily favoured to see off moderate Islamist Abdelaali Hassani and socialist candidate Youcef Aouchiche.
Polling stations opened at 8.00 am (0700 GMT) and are set to close at 7.00 pm.
Preliminary results could come as early as Saturday night, with the electoral authority, ANIE, bound to announce the official results on Sunday at the latest.
The winner is known in advance, political commentator Mohamed Hennad posted on Facebook before voting began, referring to Tebboune.
