Algeria: Benflis casts his vote in the presidential elections Ali Benflis, Algerian opposition leader and main rival to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, cast his vote at a polling station in Algiers. Former prime minister Benflis ran against Bouteflika in 2004 but lost heavily, charging the vote was rigged 10 years ago and has said fraud will be his "main adversary" during the election. Images and soundbites