Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose poor health forced him to vote from a wheelchair in Algeria’s presidential election, has won a fourth term with 81.53 percent of the votes, the interior minister announced Friday.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose poor health forced him to vote from a wheelchair in Algeria's presidential election, has won a fourth term with 81.53 percent of the votes, the interior minister announced Friday.

The 77-year-old incumbent's main rival, Ali Benflis, received 12.18 percent in an election which saw 51.78 percent of Algerians cast their ballots, Tayeb Belaiz told a news conference.