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Supporters of Ali Benflis listen to him speak in to Adrar, 1 400 km southwest of the capital Algiers, as campaigning kicks off in Algeria for the April 17 presidential vote, with incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika widely expected to clinch a fourth term, on March 24, 2014. Benflis, 69, is considered Bouteflika’s key challenger. A former prime minister, he decided to stand in the election after a 10-year absence from politics after he lost the 2004 poll. AFP PHOTO/FAROUK BATICHE