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.
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.