| Country: | Algeria |
| Type: | presidential |
| Turnout: | 74.56% |
| Registered: | 20,595,683 |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Algerian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Algerian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 9 April 2009 |
| Image1: | Bouteflika (Algiers, Feb 2006).jpeg |
| Nominee1: | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Party1: | National Liberation Front (Algeria) |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,019,787 |
| Percentage1: | 90.23% |
| Nominee2: | Louisa Hanoune |
| Party2: | Workers' Party (Algeria) |
| Popular Vote2: | 649,632 |
| Percentage2: | 4.50% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| After Election: | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Before Party: | National Liberation Front (Algeria) |
| After Party: | National Liberation Front (Algeria) |
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 9 April 2009. The result was a victory for incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was re-elected with 90% of the vote.
The Council of Ministers announced on 3 November 2008 that a planned constitutional revision would remove the two-term limit on the presidency that was previously included in Article 74, thereby enabling Bouteflika to run for a third term.[1] The People's National Assembly endorsed the removal of the term limit on 12 November 2008, with only the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) voting against its removal.[2]
Thirteen candidates submitted papers to contest the election, but only six were approved to run:[3]
Although some urged former President Liamine Zéroual to run, he said in a published statement on 14 January 2009 that he would not, while also suggesting that it was not in the best interests of democracy for Bouteflika to run for a third term.[5]
RCD President Saïd Sadi announced on 15 January 2009 that the RCD would not participate in the elections, which he described as a "pathetic and dangerous circus", saying that to participate "would be tantamount to complicity in an operation of national humiliation".[2]
Bouteflika announced his independent candidacy for a third term at a rally in Algiers on 12 February 2009,[6] and officially submitted his candidacy on 23 February, shortly before the deadline.[7]
The official turnout of 75% was disputed by the opposition, with some claiming it was as low as 16%.[8]