Algeria votes to revamp constitution despite low voter turnout
Algerians took to the polls on Sunday to vote in a referendum that has introduced presidential term limits and other changes to the constitution.
![1229403141 A man casts his vote just before polls close at a polling station in Algeria's capital Algiers on November 1, 2020, during a referendum on a revised constitution. - Algerians on November 1 largely snubbed a poll on a revised constitution the regime hoped would neutralise a protest movement which at its peak last year swept long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. With the "yes" camp almost certain to win, the only real question mark was over participation in a vote also seen as a bid to bolster](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/11/GettyImages-1229403141.jpg/GettyImages-1229403141.jpg?h=b2589b4a&itok=sFzjYKxo)
A major referendum on Algeria’s constitution passed Sunday, the national election commission said, making law presidential term limits and other political measures aimed at satisfying a massive street protest movement.
The National Independent Elections Authority said on Monday morning that the new constitution passed with 66.8% of the vote. But with just 23.7% of eligible voters showing up to the polls on Sunday, analysts say the historically low voter turnout could undermine the legitimacy of the revised constitution.