ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, ˈæbdɪlmˌædʒɪd tˈɛbaʊn bɪkˌeɪm ældʒˈɪɹiəz pɹˈɛzɪdənt, ˈæftɚ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən wɪð ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd ɐbstˈɛnʃən ɹˈeɪt ðə hˈaɪɪst ʌv ˈɔːl pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz sˈɪns ældʒˈɪɹiəz dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
In December 2019, Abdelmadjid Tebboune became Algeria's president, after winning the first round of the presidential election with a record abstention rate – the highest of all presidential elections since Algeria's democracy in 1989.