A member of a local folklore music group, holding an

A member of a local folklore music group, holding an old rifle and a poster of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, chants slogans to welcome Bouteflika as Bouteflika campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election in Ouargla, about 800 km (500 miles) southeast of Algiers, March 24, 2009. Well-known opposition figures are boycotting the April 9 poll, widely seen as a one-horse race that will ensure Bouteflika a third term.