Algerian presidential election candidate Abdelkader Bengrina (front) casts his vote at a polling station in Algiers, Algeria on Dec. 12, 2019. Algeria held presidential election on Thursday. A total of five candidates are running for the presidency for a five-year term. If none of the candidates obtains the absolute majority of the votes in this round, a second round will be held after the announcement of the final results of the first round. (Xinhua)