Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (C) greets supporters while flanked by

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (C) greets supporters while flanked by his bodyguards as he 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.