Algeria's presidential candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune greets attendees during the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria’s electoral body said on Friday that former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune had won Thursday’s presidential election with 58% of the vote, according to preliminary results.

The final voter turnout was 40%, the electoral body’s head said in a televised news conference in Algiers.