Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) greets a local leader as

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) greets a local leader 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.