Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) shakes hands with supporters as

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) shakes hands with supporters as he campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election in El-Oued, 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.