Algeria poll turnout reaches 63 percent: minister

Algerian presidential elections turnout was estimated at 63.45 percent at 6 pm, interior minister said.

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• “This poll witnessed record turnout in Algeria’s big cities,” said Nourredine Yazid Zerhouni on Thursday.
• Voting centres were closed at 7 pm with one hour more in 32 provinces, according to Algeria news agency.